04-02-2021, 03:43 PM
(04-02-2021, 10:30 AM)727Sky Wrote: I was lucky after my patriotic war experience in that I never hated, but there were plenty who did and it seems those who had the big hate had a very tough time adjusting to civilian life. It was 1975 when I lost my faith in most things government as did many of my friends. That was the year America turned tail and Viet Nam fell. No one likes to be told they lost a war when they won all the battles....
Little Giant is the story of a decorated Viet Nam vet who I am fairly sure was messed up with the Iran Contra supply of arms to Nicaragua (CIA) and was disavowed when that whole program fell apart. Col. North "Who me"? there were many who were left out in the cold to fend for themselves or disappear IMO.
The video is interesting on many different levels; at least it was to me.. Richard Flaherty his story and his death...
https://tubitv.com/video/576772
April 1975, as I recall. I remember seeing the footage of choppers flying out of Saigon in a hurry, with Vietnamese hanging off the skids to escape. Another war won by the soldiers and lost by the politicians in DC losing their heart and tucking in their tails. That was actually why I went private sector and not into the regular military. I didn't want to get stuck under the chicken shit thumbs of DC politicians who might throw me under the bus at their first chance just to save their own political careers.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’