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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
Absolutely correct for my part. So little emotion is transmitted by the written word compared to a face to face chat over a few drinks. It's all too easy to forget that what you read is only a small part of what the person is saying, and often the readers mind can jump to the wrong conclusion. This is especially true if there's been tension in the air in recent times as on this forum lately.
It's ALWAYS best to step away from the keyboard, consider what other meanings the post you're about to respond to may have, and relax for a while before typing even one single word. I challenge anyone here to claim they've never over reacted - I sure as hell have.
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And perhaps should one more time.
Some one posted a line about the poor training that We In the US had in the '60s.
it was just an aside remark and not directed at me, the problem was/is I was a product of that training and then part of the machine that trained the 19 and 20 year olds to go to Viet Nam.
I took the remark very personal, still do.
I wanted so much to keep each and every GI alive, I want to "get the job done" as we used ta say and some one here stated we were not up to it.
I know National pride often gets in the way of rational thought and I am at times just as guilt as the next but folks I do not belittle or attack others in that pride.
Now here this ....PLEASE.... some few of the people here are Vets and have been in harm’s way, the events that you talk about so casually are very real to us I did not live through the hell of WWII but I did two tours in VIET NAM was shot and blown up and had a lot of my brothers killed and or wounded.
To say that they were poorly trained is a hurt that I have a hard time overlooking.
My Father was in the NAVY in WWII in the Pacific and served on the Hornet. My two uncles were in WWII in the US Army Airforce and shot down over Germany and interred. My father’s best friend served in the US Marine Corp and did The Island thing from Guadel (sic) Canal on. They are all gone now but I remember the stories and the pain they went through.
We all took/take advantage of the US Veterans Hospitals. Perhaps you may get it.
I am not asking you to forgo your debate, just think about those you are talking about as real people not just numbers to be discarded.