Remember this?
I dunno if If I’ve posted this….
Feel free to dismiss the video, but please DO NOT dismiss the impetus?
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Got a little dust in the air here.
I agree with #1, lot of dust in here….
Welcome Home.
That was a great video! Yeah. I like it – on a couple of levels.
When I watched the video, they had this video off to the side.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmXwSJlpVwc&feature=related
Here is an interview with the Vietnam vet.
Thanks for putting it up.
You all suck making me all misty eyed and sentimental… Now I am going to read bedtime stories to my boy.
Good one, Zero.
Great video.
very nice!
I’m sorry, but why should anyone feel the need to dismiss the video? I thought it was very considerate and well-done.
…Whoops. Almost forgot. Not too long ago there was a thread here wherein several folks expressed discomfort with those who said to them “thank you for your service.” To those commenters, this seemed a trite, empty phrase along the lines of “have a nice day.”
I can say -as a dyed in the wool civilian- there’s not much else we civilians can say to those who have served, aside from singing the national anthem at sports games, or observing the formalities of certain holidays. I didn’t serve, and I’m now sorry I didn’t. If nothing else I can say “thank you” to those who did, even for a single enlistment.
Damn. Didn’t close the italics after “can” say. Webmaster, please take note. 😉
Yes, thanks for putting it up.
I posted this under “90s Soldiers”, but should have waited one more day, because it belongs here. After 40 years, It’s my opinion that the “collective guilt” of a nation over how it treated returning Vietnam veterans, allowed those of us returning to Iraq from our two weeks of leave to walk in two lines through the Atlanta airport to thunderous, almost embarrassing applause, from virtually every citizen in the terminal. At that time, Iraq was no more popular than Vietnam. As cliché as it sounds, the American people no longer routinely “mistake the war with the warrior”, but sadly, we only got there on the back of Vietnam veterans. I was offered a first-class seat by the airline when I flew from Atlanta to Florida to meet my family on that same leave. I felt too out of place to do anything but thank the guy, and hustle back to coach! I’m a Reservist and am an assistant principal at a high school and my experience and those of returning Vietnam veterans was night and day, typified by one of our English teachers I couldn’t help but think of a story told by this teacher who retired after 35 years in the classroom and on the football field as a coach. He served in Vietnam as a Marine Forward Observer. He survived the entire horrible siege at Khe Sanh, receiving two Purple Hearts during this time. One was from the rib of a V.C. Sapper going through his cheek when the Sapper dove into a bunker and detonated himself….pre-AQI! He tells the story of returning from Vietnam, when he flew out of San Francisco back to New York, hoping to be at Yale Bowl that coming weekend for a football game with his old high school friends. He sat next to a man in a suit with a briefcase on his lap, the 1968 equivalent of an iPad. As they buckled in, the man turned toward the Marine who was in uniform. He politely asked: “Where are you coming from?” The Marine replied “Vietnam”. The man then asked: “Did… Read more »
Nice clip, Zero.
I still have a bit of a problem with being similarly thanked; it somewhat embarrasses me. Why? My service was voluntary throughout my entire career. IMO, it was merely payment due for the freedom I have enjoyed my entire life as an American. And it was only a partial payment.
Vietnam Veterans cannot all say that. For many of that era, service was compulsory. And many were treated truly shamefully on their return.
So please accept a belated thanks, my elder brothers (and sisters) in arms – those who served in or during Vietnam. America cannot undo the shameful treatment you received in the past. But as a society, we can apologize – and we can “go forth and sin no more” in that way.
I like everything about that video!
@Hondo
“Vietnam Veterans cannot all say that. For many of that era, service was compulsory And many were treated truly shamefully on their return.”
Yep!
“So please accept a belated thanks, my elder brothers (and sisters) in arms – those who served in or during Vietnam. America cannot undo the shameful treatment you received in the past. But as a society, we can apologize – and we can “go forth and sin no more” in that way.”
Nicely put….thank you!
11th Cav 1967-1968.
Wow, I’m spechless, sometimes we can change the day of a person & sometimes a life just by saying a word as simple as THANK YOU!
Beautiful video!
This was me. Lol!
Ditto the other civilian here – I didn’t server and I feel guilty, the least I can do is say thank you! But know that it is deeper than just “have a good day” from me – my Dad served his life in the Navy for 40+ years – I understand what it means to dedicate your life – whether one year or all of them. And I am not just thanking you, but all of your brothers that came before you and will follow behind you.
So THANKS again!!!
Too all the Vets I thank you for your sacrifice and service,
Awesome Video!
BB
US Army Reserve 1994-1998 Airborne
I am very glad that video was posted. I am also very glad that the people coming back from the Middle East made a point of supporting people who were in the military during the Vietnam war, whether in coutnry or not (like me). My thanks go to ALL of YOU who did that.
Old sea dog cries!
No thanks necessary, LIRight (and all other Vietnam and Vietnam-era vets out there). You folks had my “6” – and everyone else’s – during ‘Nam.
Soldiers don’t choose the wars they fight. They simply defend the nation whenever and wherever duty requires.