the only vets from iraq i know are the guys who hang around the gun range and they tend not to be particularly critical of the "mission" in iraq. they are mostly special forces/marines guys and they appear to simply enjoy soldier life.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A former roommate of mine flunked out of VMI and went to 'Nam. He came > home > and became a straight "A" student [and is now a Veterinarian]. His comment > about going to 'Nam is that the went to serve his country and his country > played him for a fool. As a VMI student he was about as gung-ho USA and > Army as one could get going into the experience. Doesn't sound like things > have changed all that much, so I am wondering how returning vets today will > feel in years to come. > BillR > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Steve MacSween > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 11:12 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] NeoCons (was 9/11) > > on 6/29/08 22:48, Gary Hurst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > i think i agree with the swine, but many of our listers have a very > > different view of vietnam part deux > > Remember, some of the worst fallout from 'Nam happened years after the war > was over and more ugly facts gradually emerged. > > A friend's father was a special forces officer who did black ops > (incursions > into Cambodia, etc.) during Nam. Years later, when he learned how badly he > and his brother soldiers had been lied to, he renounced his U.S. > citizenship > and came to Canada. He did not set foot on U.S. soil up until his death and > remained unspeakably bitter about the things he had done out of his loyalty > to his country, but on the orders of evil liars. He did, however, wear his > dogtags every day of his life. > > Mac > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
