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Canada and the War in Vietnam

Canada did not fight in the Vietnam War and diplomatically it was “officially non-belligerent“. The country’s troop deployments to Vietnam were limited to a small number of national forces in 1973 to help enforce the Paris Peace Accords.  Nevertheless, the war had considerable effects on Canada, while Canada and Canadians affected the war, in return.

Letters from Vietnam

A U.S. patrol of the 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, moves through the morning mist in the coconut groves of Kien Hoa province, in South Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Jan. 15, 1969. They were part of an operation to assess damage from a B-52 strike on Viet Cong strongholds in the province. (AP Photo/Henri Huet) ~ Vietnam War

“No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now. Rarely have so many people been so wrong about so much. Never have the consequences of their misunderstanding been so tragic.”

-Richard Nixon

Kyle Carpenter Gave An Incredible Speech On The Anniversary Of The Battle Of Marjah

Via MarineTimes.com

On Feb. 13, 2010, Marines assaulted the Taliban hub of Marjah in Southern Afghanistan in what coalition leaders would title Operation Moshtarak, from an Afghan Dari word meaning “together,” or “joint.” The attack would be the largest military operation since the start of the war in Afghanistan nine years earlier. It would take longer than expected and take a greater toll in casualties than anticipated.

Marines: Stand Tall

Marines of Marjah

This was written by a fellow blogger here on WordPress. You can visit his blog here: Short stories by Barry Wax.
Thank you Barry for sharing this with me.

I wrote this for you and hope you like it and will share it if you think it has merit.  You are the Valentine of the service man.  Keep up the good work.

You want the job done and it requires sacrifice and courage,

Men and women who will go to the wall with an ounce of encourage.

New Arrivals

Soldiers arrive in Vietnam, 1966
This is probably the first tour of duty for this young soldier. His smile is telling.

I Live Here

“I’m not a tourist, I live here,” written on the helmet of a US Marine at Khe Sanh, 1968.

This is just heartbreaking. An  image of lost hope and despair.

6 Things You May Not Know About the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

First unveiled on November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial remains an atypical war monument. Its main feature, a V-shaped wall inscribed with the names of over 58,000 U.S. soldiers killed during the Vietnam War, lacks heroic or patriotic symbols, and its polished black granite façade contrasts with the white marble statues and structures surrounding it on the National Mall. Nonetheless, it has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in Washington, D.C., with over 4.2 million estimated visitors so far in 2012 alone. On its 30th anniversary, check out six facts about this iconic testament to sacrifice and loss.

Image of the Day: 17 February 2015

Welcome home!

Howard Lavick ©Stars and Stripes Da Nang, South Vietnam, April, 1971: Marines from the 1st Marine Division file aboard the USS Anchorage, on their way home from their tour of duty in Vietnam. The ship’s departure marked the end of the Keystone Robin operation, during which the 7th Fleet carried more than 1,600 Marines out of the country in the sixth increment of troop redeployment.