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I know there will be an inevitable question: "Why is this in Politics and Other Controversies?" Because, my friends, the Viet Nam War, in itself, was controversial from the first day to the last. This photo became the icon of that era, and galvanized a nation. This girl's story is an inspiration for all those who love freedom, and hate war.
And just to keep from having to repeat myself--I'm a Viet Nam Vet.
TRANG BANG, Vietnam — In the picture, the girl will always be 9 years old and wailing "Too hot! Too hot!" as she runs down the road away from her burning Vietnamese village.
She will always be naked after blobs of sticky napalm melted through her clothes and layers of skin like jellied lava.
She will always be a victim without a name.
Last edited by carterstamp; 06-05-2012 at 11:35 AM..
I know there will be an inevitable question: "Why is this in Politics and Other Controversies?" Because, my friends, the Viet Nam War, in itself, was controversial from the first day to the last. This photo became the icon of that era, and galvanized a nation. This girl's story is an inspiration for all those who love freedom, and hate war.
And just to keep from having to repeat myself--I'm a Viet Nam Vet.
TRANG BANG, Vietnam — In the picture, the girl will always be 9 years old and wailing "Too hot! Too hot!" as she runs down the road away from her burning Vietnamese village.
She will always be naked after blobs of sticky napalm melted through her clothes and layers of skin like jellied lava.
She will always be a victim without a name.
I remember that photo. I was also old enough to ask "why", why we were at war in Vietnam.
Just like "why", why are we at war in Afghanistan.
Funny watching those who who would/did protest Vietnam, now silent or cheering the use of drones to do the same harm to innocents today.
War's aren't fought on battlefields. They're fought in peoples homes, streets, front yards, towns and villages. It's inevitable that innocent get hurts. Nobody likes it, but there is no way to prevent it.
Given that, I gleefully support anything which keeps ground troops from having to go in and do it the hard way. I've done it the hard way and anyone who ever has will cheer the use of drones too.
War's aren't fought on battlefields. They're fought in peoples homes, streets, front yards, towns and villages. It's inevitable that innocent get hurts. Nobody likes it, but there is no way to prevent it.
Given that, I gleefully support anything which keeps ground troops from having to go in and do it the hard way. I've done it the hard way and anyone who ever has will cheer the use of drones too.
This woman's story is inspirational, it's a great read.
War's aren't fought on battlefields. They're fought in peoples homes, streets, front yards, towns and villages. It's inevitable that innocent get hurts. Nobody likes it, but there is no way to prevent it.
Given that, I gleefully support anything which keeps ground troops from having to go in and do it the hard way. I've done it the hard way and anyone who ever has will cheer the use of drones too.
I remember that photo. I was also old enough to ask "why", why we were at war in Vietnam.
Just like "why", why are we at war in Afghanistan.
By June of 1972, there was only one US combat brigade left in Vietnam, the 196th. All other combat units were gone and the 196th, with its support units, were only conducting limited operations around Danang. The "Vietnamization" of the war was nearly complete.
In other words, the American war was about over by then, though air power and advisor's continued for awhile longer.
Great story, glad you posted it. There are many victims of this type, we used chemical weapons in Libya and in Iraq. Someday we will hear the true stories of what we put those people thru.
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