The Vietnam War was
a tragic mistake in
American history
that never should
have happened.
It ripped America
apart, and left a
generation scarred
for life. We should
remember those that
came back forever
changed, and those
that didn't come
back at all. Serious
misjudgments by US
Presidents cost
more than 58,000
Americans their
lives in a cause
that wasn't worth
even one American
life. RememberingVietnam.com
is dedicated to all
who served during
the war, and to the
hope that the
American people
never again can be
deceived into
sacrificing so many
for the ignorance
and mistakes of a
few. This
website is also the
home for the Vietnam
story you've never
been told - Why
Didn't You Have To
Go To Vietnam, Daddy?
by Steve Wilken.
EXCERPT
FROM THE BOOK -
"If you were lucky
enough to have been
born after about
1955, this must all
sound like the
ravings of some
madman. The draft
was ended in 1973,
and those turning 18
no longer had to
fear being
conscripted against
their will. They
were free to pursue
their own dreams,
and enjoy the best
years of their lives
going to college, or
hanging out at the
drive-in with Peggy
Sue. Their lives
would never be used
by the Government as
instruments of war
without their
consent. They even
got the right to
vote, something more
than half of all
those whose names
are on that shiny
black granite wall
in Washington, DC,
never had. I was mad
all right, if not a
madman. Maybe your
daddy was one of
those with a bumper
sticker on his car
that said:
“America! Love it
or leave it!”
Well, I had left
America for over two
years, and America
could kiss my ass.
You too, daddy."
EXCERPT
FROM THE BOOK -
"If you were lucky
enough to have been
born after about
1955, this must all
sound like the
ravings of some
madman. The draft
was ended in 1973,
and those turning 18
no longer had to
fear being
conscripted against
their will. They
were free to pursue
their own dreams,
and enjoy the best
years of their lives
going to college, or
hanging out at the
drive-in with Peggy
Sue. Their lives
would never be used
by the Government as
instruments of war
without their
consent. They even
got the right to
vote, something more
than half of all
those whose names
are on that shiny
black granite wall
in Washington, DC,
never had. I was mad
all right, if not a
madman. Maybe your
daddy was one of
those with a bumper
sticker on his car
that said:
“America! Love it
or leave it!”
Well, I had left
America for over two
years, and America
could kiss my ass.
You too, daddy."
