Vietnam, A Personal Journey

Please visit the Dog Tags A-Z link to view the dog tags recovered in Vietnam. It is Stacey's hope to return as many tags as possible to their rightful owners-- the Veterans themselves, or families of.

1 posted on 09/26/2002 5:09:35 AM PDT by Jen

To: Johnny Gage; MoJo2001; SpookBrat; Victoria Delsoul; Snow Bunny; SAMWolf; coteblanche; ...

Friends, please bump this thread and ping others.

2 posted on 09/26/2002 5:11:10 AM PDT by Jen

King, would you please give this your royal ping?

3 posted on 09/26/2002 5:11:37 AM PDT by Jen

To: AntiJen; MeeknMing

I love this story Jen. Did you ping Meek? He's got a good ping list.

4 posted on 09/26/2002 5:12:34 AM PDT by SpookBrat

To: bluesagewoman

Please ping your MO chapter members.

5 posted on 09/26/2002 5:13:06 AM PDT by Jen

To: larryjohnson; Militiaman7

Please get this info out to veterans you know.

6 posted on 09/26/2002 5:14:26 AM PDT by Jen

To: SpookBrat; MeeknMing

Doh! Thanks for the suggestion.

Meekie - would you please use your ping list to get the word out about this?

7 posted on 09/26/2002 5:16:13 AM PDT by Jen

This is a wonderful story. I hope you enjoy it and will ping others.

9 posted on 09/26/2002 5:21:28 AM PDT by SpookBrat

Merci, pour le 'bimp'. ;-)

10 posted on 09/26/2002 5:27:48 AM PDT by Jen

To: AntiJen; SpookBrat; Snow Bunny; Alamo-Girl; onyx; Republican Wildcat; Howlin; Fred Mertz; ...

Vietnam, A Personal Journey
Young woman travels to Vietnam and purchases US military dog tags in hopes of returning them to veterans or their family members.

Excerpt:

After researching and speaking with many Veterans, I have come to find a common thread amongst the intricate, confusing and complicated fabric in time. I found threads of pure "truth" in the expressions of some who had real difficulty. Not only while in the midst of war, but well after; with coming home and daily life. So much judgment, isolation, feeling misunderstood, or not understood at all. It seems what many really needed the most was so simple. Things like recognition, respect, love, honor, acceptance, and a safe space to share, talk, yell or cry. A place to be exclusively honest with other vets regarding the surreal sights no human should ever have to see, let alone keep to themselves. I was surprised to learn many never heard an honest "Thank You." How difficult to have the absence of parades (like the other war-time heroes had in their honor), no national stamp for their efforts, no programs to assist in their transition and all that was lost, and even the 3-syllable greeting "Welcome Home" seems to have been said much too infrequently.

With all this, and wicked memories tatooed to their minds, recurrently chasing sanity, it is not surprising to me that there may have been residual effects and difficulty for some of our Heroes of Vietnam still with us today. It is in part, for this reason that I found myself wanting to do "something" for the Veterans of Vietnam. To, somehow, help this forgotten generation of a very volatile time.

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.

11 posted on 09/26/2002 5:32:03 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP

12 posted on 09/26/2002 5:32:10 AM PDT by SAMWolf

Big John is having 'puter problems. It sounds like he's in the market for a new one.....

13 posted on 09/26/2002 5:33:53 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP

Thanks for the info AND for the ping! I appreciate it.

14 posted on 09/26/2002 5:36:13 AM PDT by Jen

To: AntiJen; Snow Bunny; FallGuy; Victoria Delsoul; JohnHuang2; coteblanche; SassyMom; SpookBrat; ...

15 posted on 09/26/2002 5:36:26 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

To: BringingUpPatriots

Buppy, would you please let your hubby know about this and ask him to info any of his buddies who might be interested? Thanks!

16 posted on 09/26/2002 5:37:24 AM PDT by Jen

17 posted on 09/26/2002 5:37:32 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

Thank You Sister for posting this thread.
*HUG*

18 posted on 09/26/2002 5:38:46 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

To: SpookBrat; fortheDeclaration; winstonchurchill; ShadowAce; P-Marlowe; Revelation 911; ...

I did and have.

click the link above and search the names on behalf of viet vet families you might know.

19 posted on 09/26/2002 5:39:42 AM PDT by xzins

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