Vietnam

The Things They Carried - Soldiers and Vietnam

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The draft and Selective Service process for all U.S. soldiers as well as African-American soldiers can only be understood and recognized by those who truly cared about the lives of the young men and women sent to Viet Cong to fight the internal and external enemy. I find that the enemy is determined by the experience of the person.  Read More »

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The Bill Ayers Problem

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First off let me say that the connection between Barack Obama is a stretch. Their relationship amounts to time spent serving on a board together, and Ayers is a professor at The University of Chicago, so plenty of Chicago politicians, regardless of their political affiliations, are probably going to have some connection to him.  Read More »

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Barack wants to be like JFK the worst President we ever had!

OBAMA wants to be like JFK, the worst President we ever had.

Some will say this is an unfair blog...because of Teddy Kennedy's brain cancer.
There is a case that JFK was the worst President we ever had.
It is not a good idea for Obama to follow in JFK's footsteps.

JFK met with Khrushchev and Khruschev decided JFK was weak .
The face to face meeting with leaders is a dangerous game.  Read More »

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Iraq soldiers receive a JFK style Funeral today at low Funeral cost.

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Soldiers receive a lower cost funeral when they give their life for our Country. No other country in the world honors their war veterans as does the United States Of America.They can receive a beautiful ceremony at low cost at Arlington National Cemetery.  Read More »

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Betty Nguyen from CNN Visits the University of Memphis Campus

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Forgiving the Hippies

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In the past I’ve taken issue with the Baby Boomers for a number of reasons: for giving up after Vietnam, for falling for Reaganism, for Kenny G. Lately, though, I find myself having more empathy for the Selfish Generation. For all the mistakes they made in adulthood, they gave a lot in college.  Read More »

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Modern Day Zeitgeist or just Another Repeat?

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"I am hatred, I am love, I am the people."

Are we in the midst of another zeitgeist? The Smashing Pumpkins recently came out with a CD titled Zeitgeist. The definition of zeitgeist according to Webster's is, the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era.  Read More »

Typhoon in China

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