[Viet Vet in Augusta GA]

I’ve got a lapel pin that shows a GI in front of a map of Vietnam and says “We Were Winning When I Left”. True. US military never lost a battle; war was not lost but abandoned in Washington DC. Sad to see same thing happening to our troops today.

[Dead Dog]

I had a nagging suspicion during HS that I was not getting the whole story. Everyone talked about 1965 (55 really) to 1969, Tet, and 1975. But nothing about 1970 to 1974. The timeline that was always taught was that 1968 America was gung-ho, 1969 and Tet the war was lost, and 1975 US Marines evacuate Saigon in Defeat. Something was missing.....conveniently.

What is interesting is the number of veterans that served there prior to 1970 that believe the war was unwinnable.

Technically, there was no anti-war movement after 1970, only a pro Communist movement.

"The Long Way Home Project" was a good documentary.