As the Iraq war ends, I’m still bitter about my cohorts who should have served in Vietnam, but didn’t, many of them prominent Republicans. At the top of the list are George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, as well as… Read More »Big Shots Don’t Serve
With all the talk about Memorial Day, I just thought I would remember the two members of my unit, the 2/94th Artillery, who were killed during my tour in Vietnam: * Paul Jon Kosanke from Iowa, and * Willie Austin,… Read More »Memorial Day Recognition
I’ve about had it with McCain’s incivility. The latest is attacking Obama for using the phrase, “Lipstick on a pig,” referring to the McCain campaign’s attempt to hijack the theme “Change.” McCain tried to imply that Obama was calling Palin… Read More »What Did McCain Do In The War?
By comparing Iraq to Vietnam, Bush shot himself in the foot, as chronicled by many commentators, including this WP op-ed. Bush would have had other, poorer, less educated, less beautiful people fight on for years in Vietnam, while he partied… Read More »Bush Criticizes Cowards on Vietnam, Injures Foot
Giuliani seems to be leading the polls as the leading Republican candidate for President. Much of the enthusiasm for him seems to come from people who want a strong leader on national defense, and like him because of his actions… Read More »Giuliani & Vietnam
As a Vietnam veteran, I’m not surprised at what happened at Walter Reed Hospital. This country has not respected its veterans since World War II. The difference between World War II and subsequent wars is that almost everybody served in… Read More »Walter Reed No Surprise