There are many of us that can attest to the treatment received by these veterans. Please contact me so we... [MORE]

D Faith

Sep 6, 2008 22:28

I am a Vietnam Era vet. I know of no spitting episodes. I talked to many returning vets, and was... [MORE]

?

Feb 23, 2008 19:55

Far worse than a few incidents of meanness, committed by (really) a few bad apples, is the neglect shown by... [MORE]

Granny Gail

Mar 22, 2007 00:01

I returned to the United States from Vietnam in 1972. We were warned not to wear our uniforms and put... [MORE]

Johnathan L. Abbinett

Feb 14, 2007 18:21

It was a pleasure to speak to you about my Vietnam experience, your dad is very proud of his son... [MORE]

Rudy Loupias

Feb 11, 2007 15:49

Are you the Rudy Loupias who attended Sylmar High School? [MORE]

Larry Giles

Oct 2, 2007 22:29

I went to desert storm with the National Guard. When we came home there were ribbons, speeches, and a welcoming... [MORE]

Steve O.

Feb 7, 2007 12:58

This is another "urban legend" When I returned from Vietnam in 1968 no one insulted or harassed me neither in... [MORE]

Art CW3 Retired

Feb 6, 2007 19:35

Someone should ask Mr.Arkin if we should paint all reporters with the same broad brush he does our military. Over... [MORE]

Lewbee

Feb 7, 2007 00:08

As an enlisted sailor returning from active duty in February 1961, I walked through Grand Central Station in dress blues... [MORE]

Steve Ross

Feb 6, 2007 16:54

The author is right in condemning abuse of soldiers. He goes too far in spreading the blame for that to... [MORE]

Anitra Freeman

Feb 9, 2007 14:59

In response to Steve Ross, Feb 6, 16:54: We have every right to stand up to government when they are wrong.... [MORE]

care4all

Mar 13, 2007 15:44

Steve, watch film The Ground Truth, then tell me I don't support the troops if I don't support the war.... [MORE]

care4all

Mar 13, 2007 15:51

The morning after the Kent State shooting, as a 1st Lt. in the USAF, I flew, in uniform, from San... [MORE]

carl palm

Feb 6, 2007 16:05

In 1967 I remember being in a bus full of sailors returning from Pt Magu Naval Air Station where we... [MORE]

CW4 John Crowson (Ret)

Feb 8, 2007 12:52

I too served in Vietnam. I now have nearly 8 pounds of metal holding my legs and pelvis together as... [MORE]

Tinman

Feb 15, 2007 10:29

Excellant piece and right on the money! What is equally troubling if not more so is the disdain these people... [MORE]

Neal Hunt

Feb 6, 2007 15:34

It did happen.My hubsand came home in 1967 and was called a bay killer and spit on so I know... [MORE]

Judy Chapman

Feb 7, 2007 23:53

Former columnist Bob Greene wrote "Homecoming" to document the enormous response to his skepticism about Vietnam vets being spat on.... [MORE]

Mike Finn

Feb 6, 2007 14:00

That's what this Viet Nam era vetran was called. I remember it clearly although it was 35 years ago. Of... [MORE]

John Sutherland

Feb 6, 2007 12:00

I wasn't a returning Vietnam vet, but I was an ROTC student at Colorado State University from 1967 to 1972.... [MORE]

Art Durante

Feb 6, 2007 11:36

I still have not seen any comments from returning Viet Nam vets who were actually spat upon. Like Olbermann states... [MORE]

Jim Donohue

Feb 6, 2007 13:50

Spat on? After two years in theater, I began to meet old Army buddies returning from the "World" who told... [MORE]

Bruce L. Webb

Feb 8, 2007 17:57

I guess the "myth" has led to current action by todays protesters. Iraq vet Joshua Sparling was recently spat upon... [MORE]

Jim

Feb 9, 2007 18:40

I've talked to many vietnam veterans. I just got back from Iraq. They all have told us about how we... [MORE]

Candace

Mar 11, 2008 06:16

I returned from a tour in Korea (1957-1958) in the summer of 1958. I was in New York City, the... [MORE]

Michael M. Keohane

Feb 6, 2007 11:23

It's too bad your writer didn't mention the Watada trial. Soldiers only following orders, eh? Watada did the right thing by following...

reuben lando

Feb 6, 2007 10:20

Mr. Lando apparently cannot make the somewhat easy distinction between what it means to support our troops and disagreeing with... [MORE]

Rod Crane

Feb 6, 2007 15:13

Mister Lando says Lieutenant Watada, who refused to deploy to Iraq, was merely upholding the Constitution. Hogwash! He is violating... [MORE]

John E. Kraft

Feb 6, 2007 15:56

Mr. Gitell remembers that Vietnam divided this country. Some callers to a show were unforgivably intemperate. All this is news?... [MORE]

Ben Dickinson

Feb 6, 2007 09:24

Unfortunately, the veterans serving before, during, and after this conflict, as well as those of the past, will be both... [MORE]

Jim

Feb 6, 2007 17:45

If the anti-war, lunatic leftists in this country turn on us literally, so what? They've been undermining our mission and our... [MORE]

CDR S

Feb 6, 2007 09:14

Sen John Kerry disparaged Vietnam veterans then and he is doing it now to our current veterans. [MORE]

m linden

Feb 6, 2007 08:41

Mr. Arkin should remember to thank all veterans who have ever fought for they are the ones who give him... [MORE]

Lisa

Feb 6, 2007 05:13

I am a combat veteran (LRRP) of Vietnam. When I returned from my service, I went to the San Francisco... [MORE]

Marvin Sinclair

Feb 6, 2007 23:18