tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post1586918908752801692..comments2024-03-16T19:27:07.142-04:00Comments on Ol'Buzzard's World View: SOMETHING I DON'T ENJOY TALKING ABOUTOl'Buzzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-78232035962444922042012-11-26T21:56:12.771-05:002012-11-26T21:56:12.771-05:00I just missed Nam, got out before it became 'o...I just missed Nam, got out before it became 'official', it's all bullshit, we just fight wars for the rich. That and fear that someone will take us over. BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-27312494168903529872012-11-25T22:13:45.286-05:002012-11-25T22:13:45.286-05:00There was a well known local event in RI called Ga...There was a well known local event in RI called Gaspee Days that included a big parade through the streets of the little village where we lived for a few years. Veterans of WWII and Korea always took part but not the Vietnam veterans because they weren't invited. I well remember the year they were invited. There must have been 100 or more wearing jungle camo and headbands carrying an empty tiger cage in their midst. I don't think there was a dry eyed adult on the street.<br /><br />I've always sympathized with soldiers but I've also read enough history to understand the reasons why democracy and empire can't coexist. Unfortunately, what's happening these days is that those who enlist often don't have much of a choice either.. and then there are the mercenaries. susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-40707423884574645122012-11-23T13:05:29.116-05:002012-11-23T13:05:29.116-05:00thank you for serving your country..I was proud of...thank you for serving your country..I was proud of the soldiers then(even though I was a dove) and I'm proud of them now..I love you..jsyellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-18189756348893586342012-11-20T15:41:33.106-05:002012-11-20T15:41:33.106-05:00Soldiers are always used. They may be separated w...Soldiers are always used. They may be separated when defining the things that military use for war, but they are no different than a gun, a missile, a pair of boots. They are materiel to throw at the enemy. My father, a career officer in the Air Force, called me on my lottery night and offered me a plane ticket to Montreal. He understood too well the little regard the politicians who create the wars had for the grunt on the ground. And he did not want me to be part of their mad plan. I declined his offer and took my chances in the lottery. I was safely in the 200s that draw.<br /><br />The fact that the military is now an all volunteer outfit does little in my book to dispel the fact that the soldiers are still being used. But at least now, it is a choice and not an obligation.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-75509952770569429252012-11-20T11:24:03.494-05:002012-11-20T11:24:03.494-05:00I have conflicting views on the veteran thing beca...I have conflicting views on the veteran thing because I didn't really have a choice, I joined the Air Force to avoid the draft. So being a veteran is just something I did because I was coerced, not because I had any real desire to join. (I was lucky in that I never had to go to the land of fun and sun, I was stateside the whole hitch.)<br /><br />These days I see how the military and vets are treated at various events like sports and on the one hand am glad they are getting recognition and on the other hand can't help feeling how they are being fucking used, just so the organizers of the event can say, "Gee, look how patriotic we are!! Ain't we great??"<br /><br />I think that bothers me more than the disrespect for the military during the Vietnam War. (Then again, I didn't really have any bad experiences because of being in the military.) The Vietnam War seems to have made cynics of a lot of us!!Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.com