dlq04

Mike, as the likely oldest person in this discussion I remember those times all to well. Growing up I always thought in the back of my mind I might die in a war..... growing up it was always around me in photos, in movies, in the hush-hush discussions in kitchens, in the crying times of my mother, grandmother, etc. But, thankfully the wonderful 50s and 60s pushed those thoughts out of my mind, even though I was aware of the dangers you mention. Thanks for the comment on my cousin.

Matt, I am sure both your Dad and your Country are proud.

Matt_in_VA

Thanks Dave. Your comment means a lot to me. It sure as hell beats getting spit on for being in uniform in August of 1970 at the Port of Authority Terminal in NYC.

windhund116

It is good that this country finally came around to accept the sacrifice these Vietnam Vets made to the US. One of my favorite Vietnam War songs, says a lot.

SteveKelly

Yes, was a 1st Lt in a convoy unit and ran POL and HE in ll corps. I don't think many soldiers had a chance to mingle socially with the locals. I met my VN girlfriend after the war in DC but we didn't marry. Actually I married a southern girl, southern China, after working HK, Shanghai in the mid 80's.

dlq04

Hard to call it a song but it certainly was a statement.

hecash

It's interesting and new to me that the front line combatant average age was 19. I quit college to join the Corps. So, by the time I got to VN I was 23. There were times that I felt like somebody's grandfather.

windhund116

Episode with captured Vietcong getting shot in head, in streets of Saigon is still pretty potent. Episodes are still high quality.

Unfortunately, my local PBS station is having issues with its digital feed. Much dialog and narration drops outs.

I went ahead and got the Blu-Ray set from Amazon. Too frustrating watching poorly sampled video.

Matt_in_VA

I found it interesting that in the episode that was broadcast tonight there was an interview with the General that I worked under at the Pentagon. In the episode he was a Colonel. Later to become which at the time was the youngest Brigadier General in the Army at the age of forty. BG Robert G. Gard.

windhund116

He had some interesting comments on the misuse of stats, during this war.

ralper

This has been a great documentary so far. I just saw the last half hour of tonight's episode. Luckily my PBS station is running it again in a few minutes.

I still maintain that there is no such thing as a bad Ken Burns documentary. I just saw a commercial that he's working on a documentary about country music to be released in 2019. I can't wait.