The Military History Thread

**palo5** · August 11th, 2012, 03:54 PM

Comments, anecdotes, facts about Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, elsewhere?

Here is a place to post them, VEF-friends

**palo5** · August 11th, 2012, 04:13 PM

This post is better answered here, imho

Quote:

Originally Posted by savage560

...To the point,he told me that IHO, every average Vietnamese ,could not be trusted,& felt the vast majority hated American presence there, so you had to beware...

I believe that absolutely. The same was/is true in Afghanistan. No one wants to be ruled by a foreign power

You have the clock, but we have the time, as they say

Estreeter · August 11th, 2012, 04:34 PM

I really really really like a real good and worthwhile war

Like the war between men and women that's been going on since Adam and Eve

But I liked this war

THE WAR OF THE ROSES

There's one scene where Kathleen Turner throws a pot at Michael Douglas

Sends shivers up my spine, brings back the memory of me having a pasta strainer thrown at me

And the end of the film, where they kill each other

**palo5** · August 11th, 2012, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Estreeter

I really really really like a real good and worthwhile war

Like the war between men and women that's been going on since Adam and Eve

Man, haven't you machos won that yet?

hehehe!

Estreeter · August 11th, 2012, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by palo5

Man, haven't you machos won that yet?

hehehe!

Umm, I don't want it to end

**Mal Hombre** · August 11th, 2012, 04:58 PM

In 480BC,After the epic last stand of Leonidas and the Three Hundred Spartans (Plus 1700 other Greeks),The Spartans put a bounty on the head of Ephialtes,the traitor Who betrayed Them.He was actually killed in a private quarrel but the Spartans,Being sticklers in these matters,Sent the money to His killer anyway.

**palo5** · August 11th, 2012, 05:10 PM

It's said that up to 200.000 Vietnam vets have committed suicide since the war. Other studies/reports say about 5.000 vets kill themselves each year, a ratio of 1,7:1 to 'expected' suicides

No national statistic reports this

**bombermouse** · August 11th, 2012, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by palo5

It's said that up to 200.000 Vietnam vets have committed suicide since the war. Other studies/reports say about 5.000 vets kill themselves each year, a ratio of 1,7:1 to 'expected' suicides

No national statistic reports this

The USA is funny that way Palo5. You're a fair-haired hero when it's time to sign up and while the casualties mount up. Your country can't do enough for you until you bring your problems home. Then you're a do-nothing drag on the system that needs to shape up and quit whining. The country is lukewarm about tending to any physical problems related to your service and downright hostile to treating any mental problems. We don't mind spending trillions to create veterans that need help but we resent every penny spent to help them when they get home.

**palo5** · August 11th, 2012, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bombermouse

The USA is funny that way...Your country can't do enough for you until you bring your problems home...

The US is by no means unique there. But I thought it had to be said

**Mal Hombre** · August 11th, 2012, 09:47 PM

The Afgantsy have similar problems to Vietnam Veterans.

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