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Article #21310Re: SCREWED UP VIETNAM VETS
From: John Davison
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 03:50
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 03:50
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roger.monson@support.com wrote: : I was discussing the Viet Nam War with an acquaintance at the American : Legion the other day when he made the comment "the majority of Viet Nam : Veterans are screwed up in some way mentally and don't act right." Is : he right or wrong? I vehemently disagreed with him. If he is wrong can : anyone out there give me statistics and/or other information to shut : this guy up? Your comments are appreciated. Please e-mail to my : address below. I can tell you from my personal experience that not all Viet Nam vets are screwed up. My father was in Viet Nam from '66 to '68 in the First Air Calvary. The First Air Cav saw some of the heavest fighting of the war, especially during those years. Today my father is successful, working in upper management for for a major corporation. He has been a very good father and citizen. I'm not saying that the war didn't bother him then or today, but he's not "screwed up mentally." I know one thing that bothers him the most is the stereo types about Viet Nam vets and comments like the one made by your acquaintance. I don't know if my father is the exception or the rule since I've never seen any statistics on the subject. One thing is for sure, my generation holds a lot more respect for Viet Nam vets than my father's did and I have very little respect for those who spit on men servering there country. -- John Davison Library Data Communications San Diego State University davison@rohan.sdsu.edu jdavison@library.sdsu.edu
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 106ed4,cbaf77737990d541 X-Google-Attributes: gid106ed4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-09-26 05:16:32 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!redstone.interpath.net!hilbert.dnai.com!nic.scruz.net!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!newshub.sdsu.edu!library!jdavison From: jdavison@library.sdsu.edu (John Davison) Newsgroups: ca.general Subject: Re: SCREWED UP VIETNAM VETS Date: 26 Sep 1994 03:50:34 GMT Organization: San Diego State University, College of Sciences Lines: 30 Distribution: world Message-ID: <365gea$6v3@pandora.sdsu.edu> References: <9409241515.0LFKE01@support.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: library.sdsu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]