Would you like to thank a Vietname veteran for his service?

Question

My husband is a Vietnam veteran, 1968-1969, military adviser in the Mae Cong Delta. He was wounded, still has shrapnel in his neck. As I'm sitting here watching the National Memorial Day Concert, seeing the wives and mothers, brothers and sisters, and the children crying over their lost loved ones.

I feel so blessed that I am not among them and have my husband here with me. I would love to show him how much others appreciate his service, too.

God bless our soldiers, past and present.

Sorry, I misspelled Vietnam...tears.

Answer 1

i know how you feel kinda....my brother was in the USMC and killed last september by a road side bomb ..they had services and stuff today for him

Answer 2

I would like to personally thank your husband. My Dad served in Vietnam, and he watched his best friend die in his arms from a mortar coming in . If my Dad would not have bent down to tie his shoe I would not be here today. He got hit with shrapnel in his back but he crawled over to his friend to comfort him as he died. The stories my Dad would tell us, is more than anyone could imagine, except for the men and women that were there. I appreciate all veterans of any war but this war hit home, even though I was not born at the time of this war, I have alot of admiration for the Vietnam Vets, they deserve it considering how they were treated when the ones that did make it back came home. From the bottom of my heart thank your husband for his service from my family.

Answer 3

Hi,

That's really nice of you to post that question! I'm a Viet-Nam Veteran;and i was not treated well, goodthing i had family at 19 comeback too: Even then my family was a little fraid of me because i couldn't sleep and had to stay away from liquor;sad case 16 years or more years with the (mental health Clinic) this war is not helping my situation at all.

My family always say that they were bless to have me back;but i carry allot of guilt returning and my buddies didn't make. I even ran into a guy that i graduated out of high school with in "Da' Nang" we really embraced each other until our unit had to move on;we camped outside the "compound of there unit in a grave yard before moving on to Quan-Tri province of hell'; his last words too me was watch my back;(I'm a 05 Bravo).

I wash you and and family the best and tell your husbond to stay strong. Because you can relate to the currrent war familes. A young mind and body will not be the same.God Bless!

Viet-nam Veteran 1967 to 1968

Answer 4

I too saw it. I couldn't watch after about 15 minutes. I couldn't see clearly enough. Thank your husband and give him a hug. Whenever a soldier goes into the line of fire representing the United States he goes with the highest moral authority. This is because he knows he's not doing it for greed, but for the betterment of the other nation.

910th Airlift Wing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1990-1991

God Bless America!

Answer 5

Yes I would, thank him for his service and all the others who didn't come back. People have a hard time separating the war, from the people that fight it. I wish they all understood that people in the service sign up to do a job, they don't make policy or start wars. If it wasn't for people like your husband, they wouldn't have the freedom to post their thoughts. My thoughts and prayers go out to all who served and their families. Including yours and mine. My father is buried in Arlington and I cry every Memorial day when I see all the flags being put on the graves.

Answer 6

I served two tours. I went to Riverside National Cemetery today for the services. I visited two graves of friends I went to high school with that did not return as fortunate as I. After the service I visited again the Memorial to all the Congressional Medal of Honor awardee's. Their names and the battles that they were in are on the black granite walls. Thank you for your post. I have watched on and off today to see if anyone here would mention Memorial Day or any of us vets. Yours is the only one I have seen.

Answer 7

I'm a Vietnam vet also and would like to thank your husband and all veterans for there service to this great country. Also thank all service personnel, active duty, Reserves, National Guard, for there continued support for our Nation. God Bless you all.

Answer 8

on a daily basis. My father replaced into between the 'fortunate' ones who made it decrease back from worldwide conflict 2. although he handed in 1995, I honour his memory and people who gave plenty so as that we would have the freedoms we do. friends and family are serving today, and on the present time is to honour all of them. without their sacrifices, leaving their residences and their families, we does no longer have the freedoms we've. Even idiots like Sandman, who's now blocked.

Answer 9

although it was not my generation who was unthankful and even hateful when the vietnam veterans returned, i want to apologize, and thank him and other vietnam vets for serving our country. you are not forgotten.
and for all the kids in my generation, let's not make the same mistake - when you see a member of the armed forces, salute them! they're the ones who allow us to live in such a beautiful and free country

Answer 10

I thank ANYONE that has served this country. They did something they believed in, and even if they didn't necessarily agree with the politics, they still did their job and risked their lives.

My father in law served in Vietnam, as did my father. My grandfather served in WWII, as did my husband's grandfathers (both of them). We have a lot of military service members within both our families, and they all deserve thanks. As does your husband.

THANK YOU!!

Answer 11

I do, I thank them and say a special thank you to a now deceased colleague who fought in Vietnam and was exposed to Agent Orange.