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dwhite892 Wrote: Jan 18, 2013 9:09 PM
And as skunk works draftee during the Vietnam war I learned about many of the absolutely nasty tricks the Cong used on our troops and how they treated American prisoners. Gitmo is a Hilton compared to the cess holes our troops were kept in. And all the time Kennedy, Johnson and McNamara made our Generals play by their civilized rules of war. I wish this fine film maker would tackle that untold story of Viet Nam.
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USMC_RET. Wrote: Jan 18, 2013 3:30 PM
very well said elisabeth, and thank you.
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