I still feel bad for the ways that these soldiers were treated. They deserved to be treated like their Fathers coming home from WWII.

 

agreed

 

I agree, no matter how much you may disagree with what a war stands for taking it out on the troops is the dumbest thing you can do. Those men and women sign up (and in the case of major wars are drafted) and are brave enough to give their lives. If you can disrespect that I don't understand how you can live with yourself. Troops, soldiers, or whatever you want to call them are the people that I personally put on the highest plateau of anyone in our country or in any country for that matter (in other words I respect them more than anyone else).

 

Nicely put

 

I had the luck to be in D.C. (Same week the sniper was caught) and had the opportunity to walk the Vietnam memorial wall. A whole generation of men were on that wall. Very somber to see the old veterans taking rubbings of the names of fallen friends.

It was such a distinct feeling that you could almost feel the presence of the spirits of the soldiers around.

 

Great thread here.

Speaking of The Wall, my father, a Marine Vietnam vet, never was able to bring himself to visit it.

A piece of him always wanted to go yet another piece of him absolutely refused to go and face it.

 

I doubt many people could realize the memories that wall would bring forward for men like your father.

 

Thank your Father for me.