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Subject: [Leica] Vietnam
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Tue May 15 18:00:42 2007
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Jim

What exactly were our choices and when have we had a legal war?


Walt

Jim Hemenway wrote:
> John:
>
> Internet messages can appear to be confrontational even when the 
> writer does not have that intention in mind.
>
> In that spirit... let me say that I believe that we all had several 
> choices regarding to go/not go to Vietnam in the '60s.
>
> Regarding your second point, I learned the same thing, but by 
> listening to our politicians of the time.
>
> Most of the members of our current ruling elite still haven't learned it.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> John Biava wrote:
>
>> Not all of us had much of a choice.
>>      But on another plane it was a tremendous learning experience 
>> that taught me that some people who believe Americans have a superior 
>> culture are not necessarily correct.......
>>
>> Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote:
>>   I stayed out of the Army and the hell out of Vietnam, so happily 
>> have no photos from that other illegal war.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> Stephen Acai wrote:
>>
>>> I was stationed in Vietnam w/the US Army, 4/66-12/67.May post some 
>>> non-combat photographs at a later date.
>>>
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Vietnam)
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