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CC- Wait... How do you think the terrorists define victory?
And, we know that the war protests DID affect our troop moral during Vietnam. Why would you think the same thing couldn't happen today, if protests become more common, larger, etc?
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Vietnam is nothing like today. For one, there was a huge drug issue, they were napalming villages.....
That was what was demoralizing. Along with coming home to be spit on. I believe that the protests here had minimal effect on them while they were there, it was other factors. And I'm sure they were not enjoying getting spit on once they came home....that is not happening today.
To compare Vietnam to this situation is not comparable...
You know what, I know a couple Vietnam vets...I"m gonna ask.....
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QUESTION: I was wondering if you felt "demoralized" about the protests when you were physically in Vietnam?
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After a short while, I felt the war was wrong. Although, I had probably already started to feel that way before I went.
After a few months most people there wondered out loud what we were doing there. You can probably get different versions of that.
I felt demoralised by the war, not the protests. I hated it, I hated both sides and I hated nearly every Vietnamese person I met, but not all. However, I was in the bush and only met maybe 6 or 7.
There was a popular cultural revolution happening and most of the guys I hung with were the same.
That war plain s*cked.
We were not made to feel welcome when we got home. Not that I felt we should have been welcomed, but we were actually ostracised. It hurt. But by the time I got back I was so jaded, it was easy to put that pain in a place that didn't matter.
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I not only was physically in Vietnam, but I was personally responsible - as a commander - for the death of innocents. They shot first so they weren't totally innocent. But, many were kids. Doesn't help much. 37 years ago.
In answer to question - no I was not immediately aware of any protests. As I think I mentioned, my wife used to march in protests. I had mixed feelings when I learned of her participation.
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Two that either didn't know or wasn't bothered by the protests. One more to come....I'll share with you when I hear back from the other.
From what I can tell thus far with these two people, I'm on the right track.
(I"m sorry, but what you guys say never made much sense to me Skidup).