Do we still need to take care of the Vietman Veterans?  

Dear God, how spooky...my uncle just told the same story to my family last week. We knew, of course, but that was the most detail I'd ever gotten from him on the subject. We have so much to be proud of when it comes to that generation; it's such a shame that it's marred by things like that. It should have been Congress and President Johnson they were spitting on.

I think we absolutely owe them help, counsel, comfort and respect--whatever they need. We as a country made a serious mistake in blaming those young kids for the mistakes made by men much older and much more powerful than they were, and we sure as hell should be making up for it now, any way we can.

hell yeah!especially when they wre brought over to fight a war that we shouldnt even should have been at in the first place.if one of your family members were fighting in iraq right now and they came home messedup dont you think they should be taken care of,even if its 30 years from now? All soldiers that put their lives on the line evryday no matter what war they wre fighting for our country USA, should be honored!

WE as a country owe every man, or woman that served in our military for as long as they live. they put their life on the line for this country, and our freedom. We owe them big time.

Anyone who wears the nations Uniform, deserves respect,
The nation asked then to go, they went and did what the Nation wanted Right or Wrong.

The Nation has a DEPT to pay to each and everyone of these people and they should never be forgotten and should receive all the care that is needed to give them a form of Quality of Life.

You are never the same after that service, I am one, I struggle, I am AUSTRALIAN and PROUD of it, I went to Vietnam, I am proud of that also, I got spat on by my the PEOPLE OF THE NATION.

How foolish they are, then they are the first to say they have the right of speech, I say WHO GAVE YOU THAT, THOSE WHO SERVED THE NATION DID, FOOL.

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Our country does still owe them. Vietnam vets have not been treated right. I have a good friend that was drafted, he became a medic. He was also a POW for a long time, he was also tortured. He was shot several times, patched up and stuck back out in the war zone. They needed all the medics they could get. He was shot in the hip and they left the bullet in, they couldn't get to it. When it came time for him to get out of the service, he wanted out as fast as he could, he didn't want anything more to do with them. He was also treated badly, he had many problems adjusting to civilian life. Many years later, his hip started bothering him, eventually he went to the doc, his hip was is so bad it needs replaced. Since his hip is so bad, it has caused his knee on the other leg to go bad. He has been trying to get a disibility wih the VA for many years, they keep deneying him, they say its been too long. He also has neuropathy, they deny that claim too. He also has a sholder problem from when he was in the service, he recently filed a claim for that. Supposidly all his records burned up someplace. I think thats a bunch of hooey. I know for a fact that lot of Nam vets are not treated right. now I will say that the health care system has been top notch for veterens, My hubby used the VA health care system, they were great.

Though I dont belong to ur country, I feel all veterans, whether they win or lose the war for the country deserve to be treated well. The decision to go for war is not theirs, nor is the withdrawal. They just follow orders. They risk their lives out there for a belief so that we can revel in it. It is so unfair to treat them horribly. Many of them are possibly psychologically scarred for the rest of their lives. Those who do atrocious things like spitting should be forcibly drafted. Then they will realize what being in armed forces is all about.

yes we own all the vets . and we need to take care of them the best way we can

I just saw this now, and I feel compelled to reply. I think that America owes it to them for all they've been through. Of all the factors in the Viet Nam War, I think the American soldiers to served their country are the most misunderstood. I'm glad to hear that they come together and meet and talk. I'd love to support a veteran, even if it's by writing them letters. I've been looking into programs about that.