Heroes of the Vietnam Generation("Mr.Brokaw,Mr.Matthews,Mr.Bennett,Mr.Spielberg,Meet My Marines")

By James Webb

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[afnamvet]

Thanks for the ping brother! Good article by Webb.

[The Shrew]

IT - You have to get this one up on WinterSoldier.com and on Vietnam Veteran's Legacy Foundation. It's a great article.

Semper Fi,

TS

[Interesting Times]

This was actually published last year...

[Tallguy]

While at Squadron Officers School in 1968 a classmate who had over 100 F-105 sorties over the North told of such "Cowboys" who were doing the same thing.

I suspected as much. People are people. Not everyone is going to hold to a restrictive ROE for long if it means a decided disadvantage in a knife fight. Somebody is going to "Cowboy it". I expect we'll hear something more definitive about unauthorized missions during Vietnam in the next few years. After all, it took almost 50 years for the Korea vets to come out with it.

[The Shrew]

Show off! So, is it on Wintersoldier and VVLF?

;-)

TS

[groanup]

Bump!!!

[JDoutrider]

Kick it to the top

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[kilowhskey]

"How much more honored he would be today had he laid his stars on Johnson's desk and demanded an end to "the folly of the way the Vietnam war was fought"."

Not only Westmoreland, but Harold K. Johnson, Earle Wheeler, and every other general officer should have done so.

[blackie]

Vietnam Heroes ~ Bump!

[Goodgirlinred]

What the heck! That was surely no way to fight a war, and I don't know anything about fighting wars. I just know we should have fought to win.

I am one Baby Boomer who felt no "Generation Gap" other than what is normal for any teenager. I did not protest the war in Viet Nam, and I don't know anyone in my community who did.

[Soaring Feather]

bump!

[Young Werther]

In ROTC and military schools while on active duty I was taught that the Military is an instrument of national policy. It is under civilian control in our form of government and you, as the military must follow all lawful orders.

Today, the anti-war crowd ignores or does not understand this precept.

Their logic is simple.

War is Bad!

I'm aganst war.

Therefore, I am Good and anyone who adopts or embraces war is Bad!

Simplistic fools is an understatement. The Cold War was a stuningly stupid time with complex issues boiled down to that ridiculous logic!

[bitt]

a good read. thanks!

[Chieftain]

Ooooraahhh!!! Great article Mr. Secretary! Thanks for speaking up for us so eloquently!

[bonfire]

Don't know if anyone has posted this yet. It's gut-wrenching and beautiful. Thanks to all our Vets.

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=lettersfromwar

[ConorMacNessa]

The highest honor in my life was serving as a Hospital Corpsman with the Fifth Marines out of An Hoa in 1969. I was in L 3/5 and never crossed paths with Lt. Webb, but I read his material whenever I find it. Always a sound analysis from a demonstrated patriot of our day. Semper Fi!

[BykrBayb]

Bump that

[Chieftain]

That is one AWESOME video! Thanks for posting it.