Originally Posted by hrp01

dp..first time I've disagreed with you..the soldiers that served in vietnam are some of the finest this country ever produced..they never lost a battle and if they had been left alone to do the job,without Johnson/Mcnamara sticking their noses into it they'd have won..the media's portrait of the war during Tet was the turning point..It weakened the country's resolve..The sad fact is we actually had the war won but were too stupid to recognize it..

The draft is a great thing and it makes you a better person..Like a previous poster said, the military has it's ways and patriotism is no problem...Our military today is far too overtaxed mentally and physically...Three to five deployments to a war zone has a way of really messing you up, if you actually survive..It is estimated that there are over 5000 vets, from all wars, suffering from ptsd and living in the woods in the tri-county area...Very sad indeed..