23-12-2011, 08:55 PM
Jan Klimkowski Wrote:Keith Millea Wrote:Albert,
I don't watch television programing,so I can't really comment on this show.But,let me shoot down this quote:
Quote: Soldiers tell of fighting for America and then being spit on when they returned.
I first came to the conclusion that this story was not valid a few years ago.I had heard it repeated SO MANY TIMES over the years by my fellow Veterans that it just started to ring false.The documentary,"Sir! No Sir!",about the GI resistance movement,also came to the same conclusion after researching these claims.This story is a myth,or maybe a Psyop,that keeps being perpetuated for whatever reason.It certainly has had the effect of keeping longstanding animosity between Vietnam Vets,and the anti-war protesters.Maybe that was the point of it afterall.
Keith - thank you.
Both your research into this "myth", and your interpretation of its possible underlying purpose, ring very true.
Most interesting. Over the years- 26- that I have been a criminal defense atty. I have represented hundreds of Viet Nam vets and not a single one ever recounted such an experience. Instead they were angry with the government not the peace movement.