Category Archives: Vietnam War

TRUMP MISREMEMBERS DRAFT DODGING

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Looks like the Donald is getting some of his own medicine.  In an earlier interview, Trump stated he “got lucky” and didn’t get drafted because his number was high.  Trump was born on June 14, 1946.  So, let’s, just for … Continue reading →

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A QUIET HERO

Posted on July 11, 2008 by

Many times I have been told to “get over” Vietnam. I absolutely have no intentions of getting over Vietnam; I will always be a child of that generation and that war. Vietnam shaped us, molded us, and instilled deep within … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sixties, Vietnam Wall, Vietnam War | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

MARCH 29, 1973 – “THIS DAY IN HISTORY” THE U.S. WITHDRAWS FROM VIETNAM

Posted on March 29, 2008 by

Two months after the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam as Hanoi freed remaining American prisoners of war held in North Vietnam. America’s direct eight-year intervention in the Vietnam War was at … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, Vietnam War, War | 2 Comments

WHERE ARE OUR YOUNGINS? IS ACTIVISM TIED TO THE DRAFT?

Posted on February 15, 2008 by

Conscription is a system to provide manpower to be used in the armed forces. In the United States, conscription was introduced in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 1863 Enrollment Act permitted draftees to hire paid substitutes … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Iraq, Middle East, The Sixties, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, War | 4 Comments

JOHN McCAIN – INSANITY AT ITS WORST

Posted on January 12, 2008 by

John McCain is really coming across as a war-monger. In a video caught, apparently, by a camera phone, he jokingly sings “Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Iran” to the tune of the old Beach Boys hit, “Barbara Ann.” Chuckling as he takes … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Iran, Iraq, Politics, Republican Party, Veterans, Vietnam War, War | 1 Comment

BICKERING BIGSHOTS – SURGE STRATEGY SUCCESS DEBATED

Posted on September 9, 2007 by

President Bush is hearing two different arguments from two of his bigshots overseeing his mess in Iraq. Last week, Bush listened to two contrasting visions of the U.S. future in Iraq – neither of which the voters last November voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Iraq, Politics, Republican Party, Vietnam War, War, White House

THE VIETNAM WALL

Posted on August 18, 2007 by

Last weekend I spent a number of hours volunteering at the Wall, which was set up at the Highland Park Cemetery. The Wall, whether visited in person in Washington, D.C., or paying tribute at the traveling version, leaves one with … Continue reading →

Posted in Veterans, Vietnam War, War | 3 Comments

58,178 – THE TRAVELING VIETNAM WALL

Posted on August 5, 2007 by

My first topic for my very first local access show was the Traveling Vietnam Wall. I was somewhat nervous at first, when the camera was on me alone. But once we got started, I really had a good time. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, Veterans, Vietnam War, War | 1 Comment

BERRY STREET BEACON – THE TV SHOW

Posted on July 31, 2007 by

Tomorrow night, August 1, I will host my first local access TV show. I had done a show last fall with Brenda Tremoulet, who has produced her own show called “Parent Care” for 10 years. The show we presented last … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Military, The Sixties, Veterans, Vietnam War, War | 5 Comments

BIG MUDDY – PETE SEEGER

Posted on June 10, 2007 by

My previous post which includes the John Fogarty song “Deja Vu All Over Again” contains a reference to Big Muddy. “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy” is an allegorical anti-war song written by Pete Seeger in 1963. Seeger was to … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Middle East, Military, Politics, The Sixties, Veterans, Vietnam War, War | 1 Comment