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19. Very well said and by brother would've wholeheartedly agreed with you. nt.

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When I got home from my 2nd tour in Vietnam, my younger brother was heavily involved [View all] MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 OP

Sorry about your loss. Nt spooky3 May 2024 #1

Thank you for sharing. David__77 May 2024 #2

The pain of his loss still reverberates in my soul, MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #3

wow. so many ways that argument could... ret5hd May 2024 #4

A beautiful story, thanks. cilla4progress May 2024 #5

Looking back now, I can say, yes he was. MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #6

You should be proud of your brother and pwb May 2024 #7

I am very proud of my brother and my service, but especially my late brother MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #8

Since I came home... almost 60 years ago now.. albacore May 2024 #36

Thank you for sharing your poignant reflections with us (me). Insightful, memorable moments help us all. AnotherMother4Peace May 2024 #9

Sorry for you loss. Hope you have many good memories of him. LiberalFighter May 2024 #10

Thank you and I do, MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #11

Exactly. In Vietnam and Iraq, we believed what our leaders told us. surfered May 2024 #12

He was right malaise May 2024 #13

It could be he arrived at that assessment because you were in his life. LiberalFighter May 2024 #14

You're correct, later on in life, he said that his views on the war MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #17

You are both cool dudes. Peace. Joinfortmill May 2024 #15

Just the word "Vietnam" is overwhelming to many to this day. I think it can't be described to those twodogsbarking May 2024 #16

You're right. My father was the same way about the Korean conflict. I never really got the 'story' from him SWBTATTReg May 2024 #20

My dad would never talk about his WWII Navy experience either. LiberalArkie May 2024 #27

Very well put by your brother. 1WorldHope May 2024 #18

Very well said and by brother would've wholeheartedly agreed with you. nt. MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #19

Smedley Butler (Major General, USMC, Ret) would agree Klondike Kat May 2024 #35

I will check it out! Thanks! 1WorldHope May 2024 #47

You mentioned the world 3 times in 1 post DontBelieveEastisEas May 2024 #53

2 worlds and 1 planet is my count so far. 😜 1WorldHope May 2024 #54

My hope is for 1 world DontBelieveEastisEas May 2024 #56

Maybe there is that reality in another parallel universe where we choose differently. 1WorldHope May 2024 #58

VVAW were one of the most level headed groups Voltaire2 May 2024 #21

Your brother DownriverDem May 2024 #22

I marched KT2000 May 2024 #23

Did he have any thoughts on other wars? LiberalFighter May 2024 #24

He was killed in 1980, but he hated all wars because of the death and destruction they caused. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #25

Thank you for sharing Duncanpup May 2024 #26

Sounds like a good brother. SarahD May 2024 #28

He was and I miss him every day. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #30

After all this time .. so rightly said. Bless you and your brother. Srkdqltr May 2024 #29

Seems likely you brother loved you very much Attilatheblond May 2024 #31

Sorry for your loss Americanme May 2024 #32

My dad was on a destroyer - early Vietnam Days - when I was born TBF May 2024 #33

My husband was a survival trainer later MOMFUDSKI May 2024 #34

I read your post several times. democrank May 2024 #37

This is a heartbreaking story, and my thanks to you for sharing it FakeNoose May 2024 #38

2 words that sum up what was wrong with Vietnam: Henry Kissinger onetexan May 2024 #39

Two more words: Robert McNamara. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2024 #42

Thank you for two tours of duty AKwannabe May 2024 #40

I am so sorry for your loss. sheshe2 May 2024 #41

They also serve who only stand and wait. ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2024 #43

Your brother lives on in you Bayard May 2024 #44

Your brother sounds like good people, I think his death was a loss to all of us Warpy May 2024 #45

This is sad. beemerphill May 2024 #46

❤️ littlemissmartypants May 2024 #48

We also must never forget the DENVERPOPS May 2024 #49

I took part in protests. Demobrat May 2024 #50

Of course. I believe 95% of antiwar protestors believe the same thing lostnfound May 2024 #51

I was curious about the oath I took back in summer of 1973. Looked it up. 70sEraVet May 2024 #52

K&R Tom of Temecula May 2024 #55

Remember this: The dirty, smelly hippies were right. tclambert May 2024 #57

I enlisted purely so my dad couldn't shut me up at the dinner table over the war because I didn't know anything ... marble falls May 2024 #59

Navy vet here.. Permanut May 2024 #60

You brother musclecar6 May 2024 #61

Beautifully said. AloeVera May 2024 #62

Thank you AloeVera, MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #63

Me too. AloeVera May 2024 #64

Sorry for the late, late answer, MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #66

Sorry for your loss, MCE Nixie May 2024 #65

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Love your DU handle. MarineCombatEngineer May 2024 #68

Thank You for sharing. Stuart G May 2024 #69