I remember when I was in college.
There was a guy in a wheel chair, and he was sucked looked like a skeleton.
He was a Vietnam Nam vet, he wore orange Van tennis shoes and on the back of his
wheel chair he had a sign posted agent orange.
I had a neighbor who was in Nam he told me stories about his time in the Marines.
He told me his friend I would see occasionally how he had what they called jungle rot.
Maybe that's why I have a lil more love for Vietnam guys because of the shit u went through.
There is this guy I work with and a guy in his crew was a Vietnam Vet special forces.
He is a big fat ass now, my buddy made a comment about him.
I laughed and said close range I bet he would still whup your ass and mine too.

I can't speak for all military branches, bases, or units but in all units to which I was attached there was politics. I'm sure there is no surprise that anytime two or more people get together, politics happens.

If you are asking if military personnel should get involved in politics, I would say yes. When one joins the service, he or she does not stop being a citizen. Citizens cause politics. It is the duty of every citizen to take a role in politics, at least by voting.

If the government were considering doing away with social security benefits, every eligible person has a dog in the hunt and should get involved. I don't see how the military is any different.

I cannot speak for all wars, police actions, conflicts or any other PC term you chose, but I guarantee that congress had its political hands in the rules of war and the movement of troops in Vietnam. Most of the directives were detrimental to the military effort. In other words they wanted to run the "conflict" and were dumber than a box of hammers when it came to war.

In short, I think that the military has not only the right but also the duty to ask for budget increases from congress. There are "people" in the military not aliens from outer space. These "people" have the same rights as all people.

That thought crossedwere my mind! He must have been a pencil pusher! He definitely wasn't a line officer!

........and this piece of wisdom is based on what????........could it possibly be because I have a political outlook different than yours? Do you really believe that only right wingers were in combat? I apparently have given you more credit than you deserve if that is what you believe. .....and since when do Viet Nam vets turn on one another......or maybe that is still true and you are a pretender. Disgraceful!!!!!