Navyvet wrote:
Thanks from a "Nam Vet"
I don't say much on this blog, mostly read but couldn't let this pass without comment.
Everyone familiar with the Vietnam war history knows the US military didn't lost the war, the press lost it for us.
Not only did they lose the war for us, they turn all civilians against all that served.
When I returned from the "war" to civilian life I couldn't even get a job because of the bias.
I operated and repaired state of the art electronic equipment but couldn't get a job wiring a water heater that I applied for. (Not qualified was the reasoning)
I am proud I served and wouldn't change my decision to serve if given the choice.
The plus was Uncle Sam put me through college and I've had a successful engineering career, now retired and have plenty of time to fish and golf.
Raised in a blue collar family, I was the only one of 10 children to get a college degree.
I owe that to the military training and the veteran benefits I received.
This is more I've said about the subject in 50 years, just saying
Thanks again for your support after all these years
Just a heads up, the press is still not "Free", it has a bias and usually left of center.
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Welcome to the stage NV. Glad to have you aboard.
That was a tough time for any of us to be in uniform.
So glad our vets aren't treated like that anymore.
Look forward to your future posts.
You will never have to feel bad or out of place makin a post on here, there are a lot of Vets on here and we can relate.