RHD45-and others- whether USMC, Navy, Army- Infantry, Armored or Airborne, all of us who served,in "Uncle Ho's Playground"-this was a "War" with command decisions made by the REMF's-and the "Body Count" criteria- some seeking promotion "adjusted" those counts-we all paid the price for allowing politicians to decide military policy-and in the end, what did we gain? A foreign Country laid to waste, and of no apparent threat to the USA, 58,xxx names on a Black Wall in D.C., Veterans spit on and called "baby killers' by the peacenicks in San Fran airport-I have two close buddies with their names on The Wall- One was in 3rd. MarDiv 24th Reg't 2nd Bn. the other in Army 2nd. Armored Div. 11th. Reg't 1st Bn. both KIA- I sometimes go out on the deck late at night, and watch the stars with a "nightcap" and think about them and wonder what their lives would have been had things come out differently -tonight, I'll say a silent prayer for all you brother Veterans who posted here on this Patton thread and elsewhere- Thanks to each and every one of you guys for what you did for our Country when duty called !!
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 06/26/08 11:31 PM.
