Joined the Navy in 67 with the hope/prayer I wouldn't become one of these guys. Boy did I luck out. The weariness on these guys' faces says more than I ever could.
Agreed. Making this one was emotional. I know too many who were forever changed (not all for the better) for their involvement in Vietnam. Wars are waged by politicians but fought by men. Our "leaders" have rarely ever known the price of the games they play. The video was requested by a couple of folks who served...I added a few earlier images for context on how the soldiers were portrayed.
Agreed completely. Ideological as well as a dick-measuring contest. And an entire generation and country were destroyed in the process. Nice going, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, and whoever else was involved. I put no politicians on pedestals. Standom in politics is common here and it's...exhausting. They're all crooks and cowards (to some degree at least). That's how our political system has always worked. I don't see it changing anytime soon. It's just a matter of which crook/party is less crooked. I know which one I'm voting for. :-p
Joined the Navy in 67 with the hope/prayer I wouldn't become one of these guys. Boy did I luck out. The weariness on these guys' faces says more than I ever could.
Thank you for your service, Mr. Fountain. Glad you made it home alive…hope I did the guys some justice by showing some glimpses of their struggles.
Agreed. Making this one was emotional. I know too many who were forever changed (not all for the better) for their involvement in Vietnam. Wars are waged by politicians but fought by men. Our "leaders" have rarely ever known the price of the games they play. The video was requested by a couple of folks who served...I added a few earlier images for context on how the soldiers were portrayed.
Agreed completely. Ideological as well as a dick-measuring contest. And an entire generation and country were destroyed in the process. Nice going, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, and whoever else was involved. I put no politicians on pedestals. Standom in politics is common here and it's...exhausting. They're all crooks and cowards (to some degree at least). That's how our political system has always worked. I don't see it changing anytime soon. It's just a matter of which crook/party is less crooked. I know which one I'm voting for. :-p