War medals

[mickd1961]

No idea! But that’s a tiny percentage of the largest military in the world. Our veteran’s in this country receive no help and treated like
s hite

You’re putting on rose tinted specs with this chest beating for the Yanks.

Sure, they love to fly the flag and sing allegiance and support their solders…..whilst they’re in the military.

They have a terrible reputation when it comes to supporting their veterans once discharged from the military.

[Dubbag]

You need to ask a Vietnam veteran how they think they’ve been treated in the USA.

Becaused they were f u c k e d over by the peace and love brigade...Ass holes.

[soulman101]

Thankfully many have spoken. These are important testimonies by the eye witnesses. Some great work has been done to collect the memories of these heroes before thhey passed away. The stories are a light to just how humanity should respond to the behaviour of beasts dressing as humans. Least we forget and it happens again.
Some truely great resources on the internet...the below link is one of my favourite stories..worth less then a half hour of your busy day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdspB_oNQII

Thanks for posting the link, i hadn't seen it before

[baggieal]

You’re putting on rose tinted specs with this chest beating for the Yanks.

Sure, they love to fly the flag and sing allegiance and support their solders…..whilst they’re in the military.

They have a terrible reputation when it comes to supporting their veterans once discharged from the military.

Beg to differ Mick! It’s coming across clear that you don’t like the Yanks! What do our government do for the veterans? Actually what do they do for the elderly?

Perhaps as Ukraine is not on the US doorstep they should contribute what the Germans and French are doing! I would feel angry if I was a tax payer there!

At least the military in the US can proudly wear their uniforms in civvy street. In good old Britain the military are ordered not to wear uniform in civvy street because they could be abused or get a kicking. I have a family member in the armed forces so know!

[Grand Wazoo]

I asked my grandad what he did in the war. He said he was over in France when the first cannon shot was fired in anger. He said he was back home under the bed when the second one went off.

[mickd1961]

Beg to differ Mick! It’s coming across clear that you don’t like the Yanks! What do our government do for the veterans? Actually what do they do for the elderly?

Perhaps as Ukraine is not on the US doorstep they should contribute what the Germans and French are doing! I would feel angry if I was a tax payer there!

At least the military in the US can proudly wear their uniforms in civvy street. In good old Britain the military are ordered not to wear uniform in civvy street because they could be abused or get a kicking. I have a family member in the armed forces so know!

The aftercare in terms of mental health and physical care for veterans in the USA is terrible, huge numbers end up on the streets.

They’re no better or worse than our own country in this regard.

[baggieal]

The aftercare in terms of mental health and physical care for veterans in the USA is terrible, huge numbers end up on the streets.

They’re no better or worse than our own country in this regard.

No different in this country Mick but hey - illegals who come in their thousands have a roof over their heads and receive hot grub! Still not good enough! It’s lunatics running the asylum and rich wokes encouraging it!

[Omegstrat6]

Becaused they were f u c k e d over by the peace and love brigade...Ass holes.

Whilst I certainly don't agree with the way in which many of the returning vets were treated by the peace&love brigade, it was the government that really shafted them not the hippies or the peace movement. They got them into the war in the first place and then did little to support them afterwards.

Vietnam was increasingly being seen as a non justifiable war and as the first real "tv war" its horror and the more unsavoury aspects of US involvement became more widely known. The US had so many problems on the domestic front at the time such as the riots and Civil Rights movement and these all impacted on how the war was viewed. The government narrative was being seen through, the military failures becoming clearer and the draft for an unpopular war to be avoided. Many vets-such as Ron Kovics-would also eventually join the movement to end the war.

America has had to live with the spectre of Vietnam and maybe, because it was not seen as a justifiable war, unlike WW2 vets for example, those who served in it were not treated well. At the end of the day though, the vast majority of these young men were drafted and had no choice taking part in a war not of their making and should have been treated and looked after far better.