vietnam history
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REAGAN, August 1980
Well, it's time that we recognized that ours was in truth a noble cause. Let us tell those who fought in that war that we will never again ask young men to fight and possibly die in a war our government is afraid to let them win.
It was the first war Americans opposed in huge numbers, openly and passionately. Crowd (singing): All we are saying is give peace a chance. Man: Are you listening, Nixon? Are you listening, Agnew?
Marine: Not knowing where they are, that's the worst of it.
"GI, you want Vietnamese cigarette?" For a box of Tide, you could get a carton of pre-packed, pre-rolled marijuana cigarettes soaked in opium. For ten dollars you could get a vial of pure heroin...