OralRoberts,
You still seem to have a lot of anger over Vietnam. I think the way Vietnam Vets were treated by the American public was a disgrace. However, I think Chief Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson was a real hero.
It must have taken a hell of a lot of courage to do what he did knowing all the possible ramifications :
Prosecutor William Eckhardt described how
Thompson responded to what he found when he put his helicopter down: "[Thompson] put his guns on Americans, said
he would shoot them if they shot another Vietnamese, had his people wade in the ditch in gore to their knees, to their
hips, took out children, took them to the hospital...flew back [to headquarters], standing in front of people, tears rolling
down his cheeks, pounding on the table saying, 'Notice, notice, notice'...then had the courage to testify time after time
after time."
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How do you feel about the Thompson's actions on that day? Was he justified? Or should all of those people been executed - including the babies?
Again, you don't have to condone actions to feel empathy for those involved which is the whole point to bringing up this subject to Captain Jack who clearly holds no quarter - at least when it comes to a civilian. |
