SgtJim
03-30-2011, 05:33 AM
personally i know only one person who is a viet vet...
but this thread is dedicated to all of them
10319
a video by Dave Perkins:
http://www.vimeo.com/21489777
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a story by MsMarti@waronterrornews
thx for it!
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“Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans”
March 30 marks the anniversary of the day in 1973 that Congress ended combat and combat support unit operations in South Vietnam. It is also recognized as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day"
Below you will find a few videos I found for my tribute to our Vietnam Veterans.
Thank you for your service. Welcome Home! God Bless You All.
A Tribute To Our Vietnam Veterans
(i re-upped this video to vimeo, because sony disabled it over the youtube in some countries)
http://vimeo.com/21690140
Honor at Last for Roy P (Tango Mike Mike)
I did this as a way to honor all those who have struggled to come back from serving our country in times of war. The most interesting part for me was something I didn't find out until after I created this photoplay, was that this was Roy's second tour. He had been so gravely wounded, by stepping on a landmine, on his first tour that he was drummed out of the Army after returning. Roy built his body back up and returned to the service after proving himself fit and joined the elite Green Beret's and went back to Vietnam for a second tour for which he received the Medal of Honor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ7968BbMnU
Ed Freeman is a Medal Of Honor recipient because of his heroic actions on November 14th, 1965 in the Ia Drang Valley, Republic Of Vietnam. He constantly put his personal life in peril 14 times to save over 30 wounded soldiers in battle. When he passed away on August 20th, 2008, there was little mention of his passing by the media as there were Crooked Politicians, bad Hollywood Stars and numerous other hum drum stories to report instead. This tribute is not only for Ed Freeman, but for all of the Medal Of Honor recipients who may have gone unnoticed by the media. May they never be forgotten, ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj-TQwigdkI
A Thank You to Vietnam Vets from a Marine in Iraq
Friday, November 20, 2009
A guy gets time to think over here and I was thinking about all the support we get from home. Sometimes it's overwhelming. We get care packages at times faster than we can use them. There are boxes and boxes of toiletries and snacks lining the center of every tent; the generosity has been amazing. So, I was pondering the question: "Why do we have so much support?"
In my opinion, it came down to one thing: Vietnam.
I think we learned a lesson, as a nation, that no matter what, you have to support the troops who are on the line, who are risking everything. We treated them so poorly back then. When they returned was even worse. The stories are nightmarish of what our returning warriors were subjected to. It is a national scar, a blemish on our country, an embarrassment to all of us. After Vietnam, it had time to sink in. The guilt in our collective consciousness grew. It shamed us.
However, we learned from our mistake.
Somewhere during the late 1970's and into the 80's, we realized that we can't treat our warriors that way. So, starting during the Gulf War, when the first real opportunity arose to stand up and support the troops, we did. We did it to support our friends and family going off to war. But we also did it to right the wrongs from the Vietnam era. We treated our troops like the heroes they were, acknowledged and celebrated their sacrifice, and rejoiced at their homecoming instead of spitting on them.
And that support continues today for those of us in Iraq. Our country knows that it must support us and it does. The lesson was learned in Vietnam and we are better because of it.
Everyone who has gone before is a hero. They are celebrated in my heart. I think admirably of all those who have gone before me. From those who fought to establish this country in the late 1770's to those I serve with here in Iraq. They have all sacrificed to ensure our freedom.
But when I get back, I'm going to make it a personal mission to specifically thank every Vietnam Vet I encounter for their sacrifice. Because if nothing else good came from that terrible war, one thing did. It was the lesson learned on how we treat our warriors. We as a country learned from our mistake and now treat our warriors as heroes, as we should.
I am the beneficiary of their sacrifice. Not only for the freedom they, like veterans from other wars, ensured, but for how well our country now treats my fellow Marines and I. We are the beneficiaries of their sacrifice.
Semper Fidelis,
Major Brian P. Bresnahan
United States Marine Corps
10318
some links:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2696703/posts
http://marines.dodlive.mil/2011/03/29/welcome-home-vietnam-veterans-day/
http://www.motorcyclemonster.com/events/welcome-home-vietnam-veterans-2011-03-30-Barstow-CA.html
but this thread is dedicated to all of them
10319
a video by Dave Perkins:
http://www.vimeo.com/21489777
------------------------------------------------
a story by MsMarti@waronterrornews
thx for it!
------------------------------------------------
“Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans”
March 30 marks the anniversary of the day in 1973 that Congress ended combat and combat support unit operations in South Vietnam. It is also recognized as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day"
Below you will find a few videos I found for my tribute to our Vietnam Veterans.
Thank you for your service. Welcome Home! God Bless You All.
A Tribute To Our Vietnam Veterans
(i re-upped this video to vimeo, because sony disabled it over the youtube in some countries)
http://vimeo.com/21690140
Honor at Last for Roy P (Tango Mike Mike)
I did this as a way to honor all those who have struggled to come back from serving our country in times of war. The most interesting part for me was something I didn't find out until after I created this photoplay, was that this was Roy's second tour. He had been so gravely wounded, by stepping on a landmine, on his first tour that he was drummed out of the Army after returning. Roy built his body back up and returned to the service after proving himself fit and joined the elite Green Beret's and went back to Vietnam for a second tour for which he received the Medal of Honor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ7968BbMnU
Ed Freeman is a Medal Of Honor recipient because of his heroic actions on November 14th, 1965 in the Ia Drang Valley, Republic Of Vietnam. He constantly put his personal life in peril 14 times to save over 30 wounded soldiers in battle. When he passed away on August 20th, 2008, there was little mention of his passing by the media as there were Crooked Politicians, bad Hollywood Stars and numerous other hum drum stories to report instead. This tribute is not only for Ed Freeman, but for all of the Medal Of Honor recipients who may have gone unnoticed by the media. May they never be forgotten, ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj-TQwigdkI
A Thank You to Vietnam Vets from a Marine in Iraq
Friday, November 20, 2009
A guy gets time to think over here and I was thinking about all the support we get from home. Sometimes it's overwhelming. We get care packages at times faster than we can use them. There are boxes and boxes of toiletries and snacks lining the center of every tent; the generosity has been amazing. So, I was pondering the question: "Why do we have so much support?"
In my opinion, it came down to one thing: Vietnam.
I think we learned a lesson, as a nation, that no matter what, you have to support the troops who are on the line, who are risking everything. We treated them so poorly back then. When they returned was even worse. The stories are nightmarish of what our returning warriors were subjected to. It is a national scar, a blemish on our country, an embarrassment to all of us. After Vietnam, it had time to sink in. The guilt in our collective consciousness grew. It shamed us.
However, we learned from our mistake.
Somewhere during the late 1970's and into the 80's, we realized that we can't treat our warriors that way. So, starting during the Gulf War, when the first real opportunity arose to stand up and support the troops, we did. We did it to support our friends and family going off to war. But we also did it to right the wrongs from the Vietnam era. We treated our troops like the heroes they were, acknowledged and celebrated their sacrifice, and rejoiced at their homecoming instead of spitting on them.
And that support continues today for those of us in Iraq. Our country knows that it must support us and it does. The lesson was learned in Vietnam and we are better because of it.
Everyone who has gone before is a hero. They are celebrated in my heart. I think admirably of all those who have gone before me. From those who fought to establish this country in the late 1770's to those I serve with here in Iraq. They have all sacrificed to ensure our freedom.
But when I get back, I'm going to make it a personal mission to specifically thank every Vietnam Vet I encounter for their sacrifice. Because if nothing else good came from that terrible war, one thing did. It was the lesson learned on how we treat our warriors. We as a country learned from our mistake and now treat our warriors as heroes, as we should.
I am the beneficiary of their sacrifice. Not only for the freedom they, like veterans from other wars, ensured, but for how well our country now treats my fellow Marines and I. We are the beneficiaries of their sacrifice.
Semper Fidelis,
Major Brian P. Bresnahan
United States Marine Corps
10318
some links:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2696703/posts
http://marines.dodlive.mil/2011/03/29/welcome-home-vietnam-veterans-day/
http://www.motorcyclemonster.com/events/welcome-home-vietnam-veterans-2011-03-30-Barstow-CA.html