Your recent piece on "our generation" [Viet-Nam] on the those who served and those who went to canada failed to discuss a key point. When President Nixon gave them a pardon that was a slap in the face of those who died and served our country. I have no problem if they came back and did their 2 year commitment to America. they could do some type of service pick up litter, community service etc. But to say just come home all is forgiven was just plain wrong.
2007-03-30 11:41:41 · 7 answers · asked by steven l 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Amen !! I joined the USMC after HS and did two tours. If ya want freedom be ready to sacrifice to keep it !!
2007-03-30 11:46:43 · answer #1 · answered by AZRAEL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History was already recording the Vietnam war as an unjust war by the time Nixon was offering amnesty to the Canadian dwellers. To do anything else would have been hypocritical.
At the time., many Americans had a hard time accepting the amnesty thing, but healing was more important than holding grudges, so there was little backlash because of it !
2007-03-30 22:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. I have no personal animosity towards these men who went to Canada, but feel if they had had any real conviction in how they felt then they would have remained in country and faced up to what ever consequences that might have befallen them. To be able to return home shows the forgiving nature of the American people than the moral fortitude of those that fed their country. I wonder how many of these former draft dodgers are now active in the present anti-war/hate America movement going on now. And yea, I said it, these people hate America, I for one am done playing their silly @ss word games. If your against war, fine, there are other ways of serving your country or voicing your views than taking every opportunity to show your disdain and lack of respect for those that are willing to 'protect and defend'.
2007-03-30 18:57:11 · answer #3 · answered by Koolaid Kid 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree. It is amazing how people refuse to take responsibility for their actions. They want to do the same thing for illegals.
2007-03-30 18:45:27 · answer #4 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Carter who pardoned them.
2007-03-30 18:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The government was wrong. The protestors were right. Period.
2007-03-30 18:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by jxt299 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/vietnam/vietnam_1-21-77.html
the above poster was correct, it was Carter.
2007-03-30 18:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by Milmom 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋