A day of remembrance, anger, and sadness. A FBF and a someone I've know for more than sixty years

[Floyd R. Turbo]

posted photos of kids we grew up with who were killed in Vietnam. The poster is a Marine combat veteran who is now suffering the effects of agent orange exposure. To a person those who were lost believed they were doing what was right and their country needed them. They were some of the best and brightest of us. Seeing their young faces and and knowing their dreams were never realized breaks my heart.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Ah, my dear Floyd.......

My heart breaks as well.

So much needless sacrifice from those who should have lived and contributed to the well-being of our society!

[calguy]

2. I know the feeling well

I lost three friends in that war. I'll never forget.

[albacore]

3. The deaths in Vietnam were a waste of our finest resource.

Can anybody name a war since 1945 that was worth the cost in blood and treasure.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Cheney says Afghanistan/Iraq

Cheney says Afghanistan/Iraq

[albacore]

6. Well, then... that settles that.

"... my belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators.”

[keithbvadu2]

9. Cheney and his pals made sure they got a large share of 'treasure'.

Cheney and his pals made sure they got a large share of 'treasure'.

[Rainbow Droid]

10. You act like his stake in (and position at) Halliburton somehow influenced his opinion.

Surely not!

[keithbvadu2]

11. Optimism is a good thing... We should get some.

Optimism is a good thing... We should get some.

[Rainbow Droid]

12. I can't afford any in the current political economy.

[ZZenith]

5. Who's blood and who's treasure?

Some did quite well in the war.

[GulfCoast66]

7. Not really qualified to comment as I never served.

But my dad fought in Korea. Never talked about it. Details anyway.

He lived to see them become a democracy and thought it was something worth fighting for.

One long ago deceased man’s perspective.

Other than that I totally agree.

[MLAA]

8. 💖

[Squinch]

13. I'm so sorry, Floyd.