US Military Personnel
@unclebillylee (1)
United States
July 13, 2011 6:02pm CST
I am a Veteran of Viet Nam, with a different take of that war, its after effects and the subsequent wars and military way of life since then. I know that the military experience is one that effects over 90 percent of the people and their lives here in the United States. Many veterans have had complaints about the VA. Many people have come home with mental problems, family problems, adjustment problems and even problems dealing with the criminal justice system. I know I have, and I know there are reasons and solutions to these problems that haven't been entertained. I have a different spin on the Viet Nam war. While there are many who feel America lost that war, for whatever reason, I feel that Americans (the people who served rather than the established leadership) won in Viet Nam. I would like to reveal not only my own spin on the results of that war by telling my story, but also reveal a few truths we as a country seem to overlook about why so many men and women have returned to homelessness, jails and broken families, and suicides. I seek all who have been so effected to pitch in their comments and hope we can all begin to resolve many issues that are still plaguing America.
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@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
16 Jul 11
Anyone that has served during Vietnam era in the military did not get through it without some scar.
I have finally come to peace with all I did. I was a 91B20 Medical Specialist. On top of everything to be dealt with I was a WAC.
Being a woman in the Army specially back then we were not recognized much, and still feel women have a plight of being noticed.
While women officers (Nurses) get more attention, I have always felt the enlisted have yet to be recognized in that war or any war for that matter that we have served.
I never tried to take a mans job on I could have remained in the medical field in civilian life. It was indeed an honor to know my two hands and heart touched so many men's lives after they fell victim to the Viet Cong.
A friend I was in High School with, although he never served in Vietnam he was a Fireman and they said he had post tramatic stress syndrom. He was always going to the Veterns Hospital in St Louis for Psychological testing. He passed away when he turned 48. He never adjusted to getting out of the military.
I have found when the men know I was in and served with them they talk to me more. I have had some wives walk up to me and tell me their husband would not talk to them and wanted to know why they found it easy to talk to me about things.
I said if you had served you would know. They respected me for having the kinship with their husbands that they did not have and never viewed me as going after their husbands.
After all we all served we were all united through the military, the war and through our youth.
Feel free to talk to me anytime.
And welcome to Mylot!
