Testimony of Pilot #34
War and remembrance
No matter the old, “smart” decision makers
No matter the politics
Or “statecraft” of the DC pundits
It was our war
We fought it
Some lost years
Some lost lives
Some lost family
As young’uns we never set out to buy
but still …
We own it
Band of brothers and sisters
WE SHALL EVER BE
National Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day is today, March 29th, and it is also the 50th Anniversary of this special memorial observance. This is the purpose:
“As we observe the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, we reflect with solemn reverence upon the valor of a generation that served with honor. We pay tribute to the more than 3 million servicemen and women who left their families to serve bravely, a world away from everything they knew and everyone they loved. From Ia Drang to Khe Sanh, from Hue to Saigon and countless villages in between, they pushed through jungles and rice paddies, heat and monsoon, fighting heroically to protect the ideals we hold dear as Americans. Through more than a decade of combat, over air, land, and sea, these proud Americans upheld the highest traditions of our Armed Forces. Continue reading →