The Vietnam war

[moreluck]

im not sure what john kerrys role was in the war

coward??

 

[PT Stewie]

A lot of controversy about his silver star,purple heart,and early discharge.

 

[Box Ox]

All 10 episodes are pretty easy to find online.

Can also get 'em for free via PBS's Roku app. Just have to have a free account and choose your local public television station.

Edit: Also viewable right on the show's website.

 

[TheJerk]

coward??

GTFO!

I think you're thinking about trump. John Kerry has been awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star, and a couple of purple hearts. They don't just give those away!

 

[moreluck]

GTFO!

I think you're thinking about trump. John Kerry has been awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star, and a couple of purple hearts. They don't just give those away!

According to the Los Angeles Times:

"Navy rules during the Vietnam War governing Purple Hearts did not take into account a wound's severity—and specified only that injuries had to be suffered 'in action against an enemy.'"
"A Times review of Navy injury reports and awards from that period in Kerry's Swift boat unit shows that many other Swift boat personnel received Purple Hearts for slight wounds of uncertain origin."

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

According to the Los Angeles Times:

"Navy rules during the Vietnam War governing Purple Hearts did not take into account a wound's severity—and specified only that injuries had to be suffered 'in action against an enemy.'"
"A Times review of Navy injury reports and awards from that period in Kerry's Swift boat unit shows that many other Swift boat personnel received Purple Hearts for slight wounds of uncertain origin."

Where was trump during this period.

 

[moreluck]

Where was trump during this period.

still in school???

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

still in school???

coward??

Good question.
Yes.
Trump is a coward.

 

[moreluck]

Coward.

I was in high school and I think I'm the same age as Trump.

 

[Brownslave688]

I was in high school and I think I'm the same age as Trump.

Trump is older than my dad and my dad was drafted for Vietnam.

 

[Sportello]

I was in high school and I think I'm the same age as Trump.

Kept behind a couple of years?

 

[moreluck]

Trump is older than my dad and my dad was drafted for Vietnam.

I had some older friends that went to Viet Nam and didn't come back whole or at all. They were upper classmen......

 

[moreluck]

Kept behind a couple of years?

I started kindergarten at 5 and that was age appropriate. Graduated H.S. after just turning 18. Normal for back then.

 

[Sportello]

The draft ended in 1973.

 

[moreluck]

The draft ended in 1973.

who asked??

 

[Sportello]

who asked??

You seem more confused than normal this morning. Go back to bed.

 

[moreluck]

You seem more confused than normal this morning. Go back to bed.

I pulled an all nighter........haven't been to bed yet!!

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

anyone watching the pbs special?

Yes... I watched em all. Very informative and well done. My dad served in this war and very rarely speaks of it. It shed a lot of light on what went down. Highly recommend watching it.

 

[sailfish]

So many lives lost for what?

Stopping the Communist boogeyman of course. He's still around but goes by the name terrorism now.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Watch it? I lived it.