I appreciate you sharing your personal experiences, jwslaw. You bring up a point I left out; starting with Vietnam, we've seen how so many soldiers were mentally, physically, and emotionally impacted by the likes of Agent Orange, and left suffering from what has been termed PTSD. I was planning to flee to Canada if the Vietnam War had co…
I appreciate you sharing your personal experiences, jwslaw. You bring up a point I left out; starting with Vietnam, we've seen how so many soldiers were mentally, physically, and emotionally impacted by the likes of Agent Orange, and left suffering from what has been termed PTSD. I was planning to flee to Canada if the Vietnam War had continued, but fortunately for me, it ended during my senior year in high school. Thanks!
Thanks Don, i witnessed the mental affects as well when my wife's nephew returned from service in Iraq where he was part of the real deal.... his transport vehicle was hit by one of those explosive devices and i think he was the only survivor. He also fought in the battle of Falujah.
He was medically discharged for back issues I believe, so he had a fair amount of money when he got back to the states and bought this fast turbo charged Mazda. Unsurprisingly, he was heavily drinking and would race that car around at very high speeds. Somehow, he did not kill himself doing so, but did crash. He's doing better now, but still drinks too much.
If i was of draft age during Vietnam and knew 20% of what I now know, then I woulda been headed for that border as well.
I appreciate you sharing your personal experiences, jwslaw. You bring up a point I left out; starting with Vietnam, we've seen how so many soldiers were mentally, physically, and emotionally impacted by the likes of Agent Orange, and left suffering from what has been termed PTSD. I was planning to flee to Canada if the Vietnam War had continued, but fortunately for me, it ended during my senior year in high school. Thanks!
Thanks Don, i witnessed the mental affects as well when my wife's nephew returned from service in Iraq where he was part of the real deal.... his transport vehicle was hit by one of those explosive devices and i think he was the only survivor. He also fought in the battle of Falujah.
He was medically discharged for back issues I believe, so he had a fair amount of money when he got back to the states and bought this fast turbo charged Mazda. Unsurprisingly, he was heavily drinking and would race that car around at very high speeds. Somehow, he did not kill himself doing so, but did crash. He's doing better now, but still drinks too much.
If i was of draft age during Vietnam and knew 20% of what I now know, then I woulda been headed for that border as well.
Thanks again for your hard work