robertjerl wrote:
I read it as after all these years you finally have reached the point where you don't start crying at the memory. At least not all the time.
In my case a few years ago I had contact with our 1st Sgt at the time through a news article on line and through him I contacted George's family. Had some e-mails and a few phone calls and told them the whole story of his last few days from my personal knowledge. Between myself and the 1st Sgt they finally had the story of what happened.
I was able to contact the family of the man who died with Bill, but never found Bill's family. When I found Ray's son, he didn't know much about his father. His mother was antiwar. She was quite bitter and never spoke about Ray. He was glad that I could tell him about the Ray I knew.
Dakota Boreas wrote:
I was going on R&R so a buddy said he would go to Khe Sanh in my place. He never made it. It's been 48 years. I don't cry anymore when I think about it.
It has come to my attention that this comment I made could be misunderstood and taken as sarcasm. robertjerl, I hope you read It the way it was meant. After 48 years, and a trip to The Wall, I seldom tear up when I think about Bill Anselmo. But, I still think about him often.
bcheary wrote:
Thank you for your service to our country. :thumbup: :-D Your pic was a fitting tribute to Hanoi Jane, may she rot in hell. :twisted:
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robertjerl wrote:
Yeah, I was packing my stuff to go on TDY to an outpost when another guy walked in and volunteered to go. Two days later the Tet Offensive started with the outpost being hit and he was one of the first to die.
I was going on R&R so a buddy said he would go to Khe Sanh in my place. He never made it. It's been 48 years. I don't cry anymore when I think about it.
A great song for many bad, and some good memories.
Thanks to everyone who responded to this thread. Thanks to those who served. Thanks to everyone here who became part of my Christmas.
What is Christmas?
In my 70 years on this earth, I have seen an equal number of Christmases.
Celebrating the birth of Jesus is the simple, if too often overlooked, answer to the question What is Christmas?
In a larger sense we celebrate the gifts he gives us.
We gather with friends and family who are a part of our lives, and we think of those who are there only in our hearts. We remember parents and grandparents who are no longer with us, and are comforted by the knowledge that one day we will see them again.
I remember the men that I spent Christmas with in 1967. I remember some of them well. Other faces have faded over the years. They were special to me that year. None of us knew if this would be our last Christmas. For two it was. That handful of men in Viet Nam were family that year. It was the year I learned Christmas is larger than family. It is a shared fellowship.
Christmas is promise. The anticipation of seeing loved ones again. It is the joy of watching grandkids and other little ones. We see their joy and innocence and wonder where life will take them.
Christmas is Jesuss birthday. If Christmas is in your heart, it is the people around you. It is the people you love, it is the people and places you remember.
If it is in your heart, Christmas is you.
This thread began with a problem. The title alone is a contradiction in terms. "Liberal Thinking" has never been a valid term. A more accurate phrase would be "Liberal Reaction."
idaholover wrote:
Left wing logic: Destroy an entire wedding party when most of the participants are innocent like the women and kids. Oh that's right, it's a late term a******n and sterilization.
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Now if the Debtasaurus (democrat)was just extinct.
15 of 15. I remember when a lot of them were new technology.
yhtomit wrote:
Ted the Cruz is using EIT"s on the Bohner's political privates.
Go Ted.Rock his world!
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