Cultural opinion changes. I was a young adult during the Vietnam War. I remember our military coming home and people spitting on them. They were called baby killers. I remember the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War's halls being empty because the soldiers were embarrassed for their service. None of my friends joined up voluntarily. They were drafted. And those who came home were pot heads or drunks.
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Thank God, times have changed. The children of those who served in Vietnam are proud of their parents, and so they should be. They interrupted their lives--education, business, family, loves, to serve their country.
You get that. They offered their lives. Let that sink in.
