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American History

judesedit

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2. Thank you so much for posting

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Mar 17, 2023, 07:31 AM

Mar 2023

From an anti-war x-wife of a 2 tour Army Airborn Viet Nam veteran. Thompson and crew did what they knew they must. They certainly deserve this recognition. War can make monsters out of rational people. They had to be stopped. They knew it then and they know it now.

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On March 16, 1968, Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jr was flying helicopter reconnaissance at My Lai. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 OP

Good history to know Easterncedar Mar 2023 #1

Thank you so much for posting judesedit Mar 2023 #2