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Subject: [Leica] Vietnam
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Tue May 15 19:15:47 2007
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Walt:

You already know... you're as old as I am.

Jim

Walt Johnson wrote:

> 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 walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] Vietnam)
In reply to: Message from leicam4pro at yahoo.com (John Biava) ([Leica] Vietnam)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Vietnam)
Message from walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] Vietnam)