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CTyankee

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2. I don't doubt they were brave. It turns out that they were on the wrong side of history. French Colonialism had support

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #1)

Thu May 1, 2025, 03:24 PM

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from Vietnamese who liked what the French culture had brought them. But they lost. And we allied with them and lost a lot of our own men in that conflict. I didn't want my son to be killed or maimed in that war and so I marched against it. I do not regret it one bit.

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Who was the retired general interviewed on Morning Joe 4/30/25 discussing Vietnam War? [View all] CTyankee May 1 OP

It's not revisionism JustAnotherGen May 1 #1

I don't doubt they were brave. It turns out that they were on the wrong side of history. French Colonialism had support CTyankee May 1 #2

That war left my dad JustAnotherGen May 1 #4

Thank you for your heartfelt story, MarineCombatEngineer May 1 #6

N/S JustAnotherGen May 1 #11

I wanted to protect my little boy from growing up and getting drafted and sent to this seemingly endless war CTyankee May 1 #7

What revisionism are you talking about? MarineCombatEngineer May 1 #3

My dad said JustAnotherGen May 1 #5

What I meant was this idea that we could somehow win that war. CTyankee May 1 #8

Thank you for clarifying what you meant, sometimes, more often than not, MarineCombatEngineer May 1 #10

Thank you for your service senseandsensibility May 1 #9

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