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Section 21: Community News Subject: Thoughts on Wall That Heals Msg# 1123607
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I was 14 years old in 1966. Probably 85% of adult men in my neighborhood were WWII veterans. I grew up thinking virtually all men were veterans, certainly just like my father, my uncles and grandfathers and neighbors. My family was split between Army and Navy. My father's cousin killed on Guadalcanal was the only Marine. The men in my family were a hard-drinking, chain- smoking gregarious lot. All were actual combat veterans and I only heard their stories after they had been drinking. Only a couple went to college on the GI bill, most were blue-collar types. At this time, as 14 year old, I surmised there was something wrong with our President, LBJ. I could never put my finger on it, but even as an adolescent I just didn't like or trust the guy. He scared me, I guess! Prior to all this, when I was 11 years old I witnessed the assassination of JFK and saw firsthand how this tragedy affected EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everything that LBJ did after he took office scared me! Most particularly what scared me as a 14 year old was LBJs Vietnam and what he did to the country with it! I learned what college deferments were and what draft dodging was and everything in between! I learned who I looked up to and admired, and those who I thought were really not contributors to our society. For the most part my observations as an adolescent have proved to be true for me and there were MANY observations that made me want to scream. Like the folks that I saw who worked in government, senior executives mind you, who during this time frame joined the Peace Corps to avoid military service. Confusing to say the least.......and those were not isolated incidents! The "Wall" has healed and I hope those that cowered feel bad in their senior years. I'm just the kind of SOB who always asks those several years older than me if they ever served............just to see their reaction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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