I am a Vietnam Veteran
Originally Posted by Jackie S
I Salute You
As for me, I joined in 1969. Upon completion of OCS and Jump School at Benning in 1970, I was assigned to the 173rd. After doing a full year with "The Third Herd" I returned to the States in 1971 and was assigned to the 82nd at Bragg. I stayed with the "All American" Division until I got out of the Army in 1973. The reason the 82nd was referred to as "All American" should be self-explanatory!
Brothers and Sisters, let's put things into its proper perspective! Shall we? During my entire 4 years in the military, it was none of my business which God my fellow soldiers prayed to. Or even if they prayed at all! I did not care whether their political views were liberal, independent or conservative. It did not matter to me whether their ancestors were Native American, Arabic or from any other foreign land. And yes, I was completely oblivious to the color of their skin.
All that really mattered was that we were all defending the same American flag! All things considered, nothing else seemed important at the time!
Airborne!!!!!