So it goes . . .

[Jerry McBride]

On Wednesday 07 April 2004 06:28 am, Richard Thompson wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 15:35, Collins Richey wrote:
> < snip >
>
> > Maybe my memory has failed, but I sure thought that Kennedy put us in
> > VietNam.
>
> Richard Nixon, as Vice President under Eisenhower, signed the
> authorization that sent the first military advisors to Vietnam in 1956
> (MAAG).  In 1958 the U.S. suffered its first recognzed military deaths
> in action in Vietnam, although "civilian" advisors had been killed and
> wounded previously.  Kennedy was elected in 1960. TID most likely, but
> the era was something of a crucible for me.  'Nuff said.
>
> - Rich
>

!974... Richard M. Nixon ended the draft of Americas youth.... He will always 
be my hero, for doing something that no one else had the balls to do. Get out 
of Viet Nam.

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