Trotting out the traitors of the era is not a tribute. It’s a mockery and a slap in the face. Any rational person can see that.
There’s nothing that can be said or done to ease the contempt that I have for the “anti-war activists” and the damage they did. Not just to our efforts, but to the morale and psyche of our troops.
One of my family members was stationed in Vietnam as a nurse anesthetist where he saw some of the most horrible injuries and worked to save the lives of anyone and everyone who was brought in, including enemy combatants.
On his return, he was stationed at Ft. Devens, MA. This is a GOOD man and for his service, he couldn’t venture off base in uniform without being confronted by and verbally attacked as a murderer and baby killer by those pukes.
A while back there was an article posted that tried to whitewash the activists’ history, saying that they never spat at or assaulted our troops on their return, that it’s a myth of the era. They. LIE.
Mayor Chavonne now says no anti-war or Jane Fonda invited.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDHD7xbn1NM&feature=player_embedded