Did this book change your views on the Vietnam war?
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Re: Did this book change your views on the Vietnam war?
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In this book the main focus it´s the Navy and how a bloody mess was their part in this war. The sea part was more or less the softh one. the part in the rivers and chanels warfare was hell. Simple and clear: Hell.
Like the earth side of the war they did not kow wen the fisher boat at the side of their ship will become a vulcan of gunfire, a boarding incursion or a bobytrap to blew up them. Also in the rain limited their action range and make them vulnerable for coastal assault. An they have to stand there uncovered beacuse if their not stand there the enemy will take that posithion from them. And their docking was not the safest one. A lot of sabotage and robbery was also part of this.
This book gave me insight into the point of view of sailors and marines.
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"The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act passed the Senate with my support, and was signed into law by President Trump on June 25, 2019. This law will help ensure that Vietnam-era veterans exposed to harmful chemicals, regardless of where they served, are able to get the care they need. I will continue to do my part in assuring support and honor for all of our nation’s service members, both when they deploy and return home. "
Thank you, Senator Blunt!!!!
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Here's the deal on that bill. Now instead of having to prove our feet touched the ground, with this bill we must prove our ships came within 12 miles of land. A sick vet must get hold of all his ship's logs and charts of the Vietnamese coast, then find someone who can plot Latitudes and longitudes that will hopefully prove their locations. Again, the monsoon runoff didn't magically end at 12 miles. Try doing all that when you are getting chemo and/or radiation. The real travesty here is that the Supreme Court was going to let it rightfully revert back to the original law where all you needed was a signature disease and a Vietnam Service Medal. Better for us had congress left it alone.Twylla wrote: ↑30 Jan 2020, 15:05 I wrote Senator Roy Blunt, my senator in Missouri, and he sent me this WONDERFUL reply
"The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act passed the Senate with my support, and was signed into law by President Trump on June 25, 2019. This law will help ensure that Vietnam-era veterans exposed to harmful chemicals, regardless of where they served, are able to get the care they need. I will continue to do my part in assuring support and honor for all of our nation’s service members, both when they deploy and return home. "
Thank you, Senator Blunt!!!!
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No Twyla, as of now I remain healthy. Because of my service, I have had the presumption of exposure since the early days. this book plus years of my life have been about getting my brothers the help they needed. If you go to the Deadly Waters Amazon webpage, and scroll to the very, very back of the book you will see that I have just recently added an addendum that you might find of interest. Many thanks for your keen insight and support of this cause, Randy Miller
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"war was never won"- well said. In a wider sense, no war can ever be won. There are losses on both sides.
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