Lamh Foistenach Abu!
Posted on 11/10/2010 8:39:35 PM PST by Abakumov
The 50th-anniversary commemoration of the Vietnam War should be a time of reflection and redemption, when a grateful country pays a long-standing debt to veterans who nobly fought in the conflict but came home to scorn and spit. But if a Pentagon bureaucrat has his way, the Viet vets will be denied their rightful honors once again....
The proposed budget for the commemorations was $100 million, which was less than the amount spent on the World War II and Korean War commemoration efforts. For example, the 1984 commemoration of the Normandy landings alone cost $38 million....
Enter Michael L. Rhodes, director of administration and management at the Pentagon.... According to an August action memo prepared by Mr. Rhodes for Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and obtained by The Washington Times, he urged Mr. Gates to reject the proposed commemoration program and adopt instead a "targeted" $30 million program. The memo describes the new approach as "a dignified and meaningful DoD Program of national recognition [that] need not be tied to the full timeframe of U.S. military involvement" and that will "provide nation-wide participation, while utilizing the resources involved in the most effective manner."
Mr. Rhodes' plan cuts the time frame of the commemoration down to 2015-18 and inexplicably features a kickoff in his former home of Honolulu, which is not exactly a resource-effective location. Hawaii is inaccessible for most veterans and is in a time zone where most Americans could not watch the event live on television.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Vietnam stands as a monument to Democrat bungling. Maybe that’s why Rats don’t want it grabbing headlines again.
We be F’d again... Typical!
As a combat wounded Vietnam vet living in Hawaii, I say Mr. Rhodes should stick it where the sun doesn’t shine. There are enough communists in Hawaii, to include a 1960s anti VietNam War hippie as our recently elected Governor and many others to put a sour taste in my mouth already. Congress and the American people turned their back on us one too many times.
Nam Vet
We be F’d again... Typical!
The REMF’s are still REMF’s. F’ em.
No offense to VN Vet rear echelon guys.
The war we wouldn’t let them win...
Thanks for your service.
There it is.
II Corps, Udorn & NKP '69 - '71
“Prior to serving as the Assistant Deputy Commandant with the Marine Corps, Mr. Rhodes served four years in Miami, Florida as Advisor to the Commander of the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), responsible for Sustaining Base and Quality of Life Affairs. Mr. Rhodes supported the Commander by providing advice, coordination, administration, and representation concerning issues affecting the sustainment and quality of installation programs, policies, and services impacting USSOUTHCOM personnel throughout the command’s area of responsibility in Central and South America and the Caribbean. . .Other assignments include: Business Analyst in the Public-Private Venture program at the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center, Alexandria, Virginia; Business Consultant for the U.S. Army Pacific Community and Family Activities Division, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; General Manager of Club Operations at West Point, New York for the U.S. Military Academy; Community and Family Activities Program Specialist, HQ Staff, U.S. Army Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska (serving the three Army installations in Alaska); Chief of Community Operations at Fort Richardson, Alaska; and Financial Analyst for the Director of Personnel and Community Activities, HQ Staff, U.S. Army Alaska.” ROUGH DUTY!
http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=164
They (US Government) needs to send the $ to the Palis.
And every other son of a b!#tch that wants the US and Isreal DESTROYED.
G’darn, there you go again, reading my mind! But what are they gonna do...send US to V-—uhhh been there, done that.
S/F
I recall the day when our C.I.C quit.
I heard it on AFVN on my transistor radio.......
“ I shall not seek, nor will i accept the nomination of .......”
I said to the Gunny.....”Our Commander In Chief just quit!”
Gunny`s reply....”We be F’d again... Typical!...lock & load”
Vietnam veterans, our war dead, and their families are betrayed every day as we trade with the Communist government in Hanoi and the Red Chinese government that armed & assisted them. Both Communist Vietnam and Red China should be treated as North Korea is: evil enemies of the free people of the world.
Will there be a special special section in the parade for the anti-DADT homosexuals and will we get to watch??
(/sarcasm)
Should we be surprised? soetoro hates us because we´re American.
Tam Ky, 1968 & 2000.
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
Maybe we can stir up some interest and “understanding”
I don’t need any more ‘welcome home’ bs. It doesn’t mean anything to me anymore. The country already ‘welcomed’ me home and I’ll stick with that one. At least it was honest.
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