Viet Nam

For those of us over the age of 60, the end of the Viet Nam War is a memory we would rather forget. One of the saddest and most disheartening aspects was the way US soldiers were treated. It was very common to hear statements like we don't blame the troops, we blame the politicians but when the soldiers came home they were too often disrespected and this cause undue stress on those who were already suffering from the stresses of war. As the mess in Afghanistan closely resembles Saigon in 1975, let us hope and pray the people do not turn their disgust with the exit against the soldiers.