@pdoggbiker.bsky.socialInfantry soldiers lived in the jungles and countryside during the #Vietnamwar and spent much of their time searching for the elusive enemy. Work was tedious...gunfights, filled with moments of sheer terror. Read personal accounts of our experiences: cherrieswriter.com/2011/11/09/a...
@pdoggbiker.bsky.socialAs you can see, my two #VietnamWar books look good under a Christmas Tree - the perfect gift for anyone wanting to know what it was like for our 18-year-old soldiers back then. Here's links for each story: cherrieswriter.com/cherries-boo...
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@bookofworldhistory.bsky.socialIndochina Wars: Forty-Six Years of Conflict From 1945 to 1991
The Vietnam War was just one chapter. Explore all three Indochina Wars, from French colonization through Dien…
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https://bookofworldhistory.com/blog/indochina-wars-forty-six-years-of-conflict-from-1945-to-1991
@getthebrief.bsky.social🩳 Short: What Muhammad Ali actually lost when he refused the draft in 1967 #History #Sports #VietnamWar #GetTheBrief
@wordsofveterans.bsky.social"It won't hurt you. It's just to kill plants. It's called Agent Orange...and it won't bother humans." - Karl Marlantes
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@thecandytrail.bsky.socialBut the only workable way to visit the area was on an organized tour, (in 1994) as the area lacked public transport and was monitored by police.
Read the full article: Vietnam War Sites Along the DMZ
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@wordsofveterans.bsky.social"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of all who threaten it." - U.S. Navy SEALs
@justis4u.bsky.social#USA has always run #Concentration_Camps. The most famous and #illegal one if #GuanatanoBay. But it ran it in #WW2, #VietnamWar. #IraqWar, #Libya but secretly in #Morocco where innocent people were #tortured into giving false admissions
@woodstockwhisperer.bsky.socialSeptember 19, 1969: #RichardNixon cancelled draft calls for November and December. This move was calculated to quell antiwar protests by students returning to college campuses after the summer.
Keep in mind that the US involvement would not end for more than 3 years. #VietnamWar
@pdoggbiker.bsky.socialYou can never have too much ammo when going to a gunfight. During his 12 months, 'Polack' was a machine gunner for half of that time and humped the 'pig' on many patrols to find the elusive enemy in the #VietnamWar. One gunner was plagued with issues: cherrieswriter.com/2020/06/28/m...
@wordsofveterans.bsky.social"And so the greatest of American triumphs... became a peculiarly joyless victory. We had won the Cold War, but there would be no parades." - Robert M. Gates
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@backpackandsnorkel.bsky.socialThe Independence Palace (#ReunificationPalace ) in #HCMC is an iconic symbol where the #Vietnam War officially ended. Explore the presidential living quarters & underground war bunker. #Saigon #VietnamWar #TravelVietnam backpackandsnorkel.c...
@coolorado.bsky.socialWoodstock wasn’t just a hippie festival #VietnamWar #KoreanWar #Peace
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@rusbowden.bsky.socialSome in Congress say we're fighting a war with Iran. The administration calls it a military conflict, speaks of strikes and hostilities.
Vietnam too was a “conflict” throughout. Now it's the Vietnam War.
#Iran #USIran #USIranWar #WarPowers #VietnamWar #MilitaryConflict #WordsMatter
@pdoggbiker.bsky.socialVietnam Veterans were proud of their service and came together from all over the country to participate in the 1986 Chicago Welcome Home Parade. Read more about the #Vietnamwar and its Warriors in Chicago: cherrieswriter.com/2015/05/16/w...
@casematepublishers.bsky.social"Fire for Effect" offers a firsthand account of the USS Stoddard's pivotal role in the Vietnam War.
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@pdoggbiker.bsky.socialBook trailers-freebies and other info about the Vietnam War and its Warriors. Over 300+ personal narratives, photos, videos, and music from the era. Here's a chance to learn why soldiers return home different after war #VietnamWar #VietnamWarQuotes cherrieswriter.com/