tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804096900155479142.post8762223432070166926..comments2023-11-16T13:29:33.994-05:00Comments on Blue in the Bluegrass: The Big Lie About Veterans DayYellow Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340604354589650030noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804096900155479142.post-86049055734438098722017-11-14T04:53:36.577-05:002017-11-14T04:53:36.577-05:00Anonymous: I appreciate your comment about WWII v...Anonymous: I appreciate your comment about WWII vets attitude toward Vietnam vets. It's true that the VSOs like VFW and the Veterans Administration treated you all shamefully. Please re-post with a name. Yellow Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340604354589650030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804096900155479142.post-10979738017634845662017-11-12T10:48:35.152-05:002017-11-12T10:48:35.152-05:00An even more vile myth is that concocted by Nixon ...An even more vile myth is that concocted by Nixon so he could prolong the war long enough for Vietnamization to work. Thus he could exit Vietnam without losing face. So he conflated the POW and MIA categories to create the POW/MIA myth with which he bludgeoned Hanoi and prolonged the war. "MIA, or Mythmaking in America" by H. Bruce Franklin lays out the callous scheme in detail. Nixon TheMgthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551117459572408698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804096900155479142.post-80222240143541591122017-11-11T12:38:11.387-05:002017-11-11T12:38:11.387-05:00An even more vile myth is that concocted by Nixon ...An even more vile myth is that concocted by Nixon so he could prolong the war long enough for Vietnamization to work. Thus he could exit Vietnam without losing face. So he conflated the POW and MIA categories to create the POW/MIA myth with which he bludgeoned Hanoi and prolonged the war. "MIA, or Mythmaking in America" by H. Bruce Franklin lays out the callous scheme in detail. Nixon TheMgthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551117459572408698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804096900155479142.post-72376360994723935652017-11-11T11:03:58.687-05:002017-11-11T11:03:58.687-05:00While I did not serve in Vietnam (a bit too old), ...While I did not serve in Vietnam (a bit too old), I do not remember "spitting" stories at the time. They came later. As an American history teacher, I brought Vietnam vets into my classroom every year. One of them claimed he was spit upon but both of these were damaged folks whose life revolved around their tours of duty in 'Nam. They built fire bases, wore fatigues, and sought Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804096900155479142.post-13511524665791978192017-11-11T06:56:28.738-05:002017-11-11T06:56:28.738-05:00Anonymous: Try again with a name.Anonymous: Try again with a name.Yellow Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340604354589650030noreply@blogger.com