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And this from the Corner at National Review... Vietnam in Balance [John J. Miller]

Occasional NROnik Mark Moyar recommends a new program on the Vietnam War, airing tonight:

The documentary "Inside the Vietnam War" airs Monday, February 18, at 8 pm EST on the National Geographic Channel. Having served as the documentary's principal consultant, I believe that it provides a much more balanced treatment of Vietnam veterans than previous documentaries.

The Corner

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Ping.

[SandRat]

*snif* - wish Tonk were here to give his always sage and unique comments on this. - *snif*

[BeAllYouCanBe]

“The documentary “Inside the Vietnam War” airs Monday”

I will rate this based on the 5 minute trailer:

Political Correctness: 7
Historical Accuracy: 8
News Footage that correlates with the story: 2
Left leaning whinnying: 9
General lack of what this special is about: 1

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[Lexington Green]

Once again we will hear how the unjust imperialist war shattered the delicate psyches of all American fighting men, leaving an entire generation emotionally crippled.

[GATOR NAVY]

The National Geographic Channel often surprises me. Despite crap like the recent “Six Degrees Could Change the World” it’s not near as greenie pussified as the magazine.

[jazusamo]

Major Bruce P. Crandall
Medal Of Honor

Citation

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty:

Major Bruce P. Crandall distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism as a Flight Commander in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). On 14 November 1965, his flight of sixteen helicopters was lifting troops for a search and destroy mission from Plei Me, Vietnam, to Landing Zone X-Ray in the la Drang Valley. On the fourth troop lift, the airlift began to take enemy fire, and by the time the aircraft had refueled and returned for the next troop lift, the enemy had Landing Zone X-Ray targeted. As Major Crandall and the first eight helicopters landed to discharge troops on his fifth troop lift, his unarmed helicopter came under such intense enemy fire that the ground commander ordered the second flight of eight aircraft to abort their mission. As Major Crandall flew back to Plei Me, his base of operations, he determined that the ground commander of the besieged infantry batallion desperately needed more ammunition. Major Crandall then decided to adjust his base of operations to Artillery Firebase Falcon in order to shorten the flight distance to deliver ammunition and evacuate wounded soldiers. While medical evacuation was not his mission, he immediately sought volunteers and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, led the two aircraft to Landing Zone X-Ray. Despite the fact that the landing zone was still under relentless enemy fire, Major Crandall landed and proceeded to supervise the loading of seriously wounded soldiers aboard his aircraft. Major Crandall's voluntary decision to land under the most extreme fire instilled in the other pilots the will and spirit to continue to land their own aircraft, and in the ground forces the realization that they would be resupplied and that friendly wounded would be promptly evacuated. This greatly enhanced morale and the will to fight at a critical time. After his first medical evacuation, Major Crandall continued to fly into and out of the landing zone throughout the day and into the evening. That day he completed a total of 22 flights, most under intense enemy fire, retiring from the battlefield only after all possible service had been rendered to the Infantry battalion. His actions provided critical resupply of ammunition and evacuation of the wounded. Major Crandall's daring acts of bravery and courage in the face of an overwhelming and determined enemy are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.

[andyandval]

NGC Mon, Feb 18

11:00 PM Inside the Vietnam War

NGC Sun, Feb 24

4:00 PM Inside the Vietnam War

NGC Mon, Feb 25

4:00 PM Inside the Vietnam War

More airtimes.

[larryjohnson]

record,thanks

[JDoutrider]

Recording this for later view, and later comment...

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET

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CLARITY =

The Lies of TET

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60610

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NEVER FORGET

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[ALOHA RONNIE]

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Absolutely the best Battle of IA DRANG-1965 Docu Segment I’ve ever seen.

Looks like HAL G. MOORE is now one for the History Books till Eternity approaches us all.

http://www.lzxray.com

http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_set1.htm

http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_collection

http://www.RickRescorla.com

http://www.RickRescorla.com/The%20Statue.htm

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Signed:..”ALOHA RONNIE” Guyer
Radioman/Driver/Orderly/Chaplain’s Assistant to Lt. Col. HAL G. MOORE in Vietnam-1965

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[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET

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MEL’s -PASSION- sparked by -WE WERE SOLDIERS-

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085111/posts

http://www.Freerepublic.com/~aloharonnie/

http://www.Freerepublic.com/~anita1/

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NEVER FORGET

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[oh8eleven]

I'm a 'Nam vet, I watched this show and it was the same BS I've seen for the last 25 years. The only new footage I saw were of some dead bodies on both sides.
Compared to "The 10,000 Day War", which I consider to be the most virulent, anti-American/Vietnam War documentary I've ever seen, this one was pretty tame. Nevertheless, it did have its PC moments.
As an aside - my local cable company just picked up National Geographic Channel in HD so I've watched a few more of their shows than I normally would. What I find most egregious about the NGC are the number of their shows promoting Global Warming as accepted fact. Absolutely disgusting.

[PsyOp]

My first question is... Why the hell is National Geographic doing a special on the vietnam war? Don’t they have a cave to explore somewhere, or an endangered gnat to save?

Talk about going off the reservation...