Veterans Affairs and Issues

Vietnamese.

Yes, you can get mail while in basic, but don't expect it to be delivered everyday, maybe twice a week. Also, it pretty much can only be notes and the like, maybe a few pictures. Everything you receive can and most likely will be subject to search to make sure there isn't anything inappropriate.

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I would say it depended greatly on what was happening at any given time during the scope of that war. In the history books the war went on for many years. In the beginning lets say the first few years there were not as many deaths. As the Viet cong and North Vietnamese Army studied the Americans over the first number of years into the war the number of American casualties started to mount significantly the more time waned on. So the numbers gradually rose/fluctuated during the course of that war.

In the US, persons that serve long enough to retire from the military draw a retirement payment. Not all veterans are retirees.

If your husband has deceased, DOES HIS WIFE GET HIS RETIREMENT CHECK?

Answer: There is no one answer, since there is no one retirement program. You will need to check with the retirement agency.

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after world war 1 the president decsided to change armistice day to veterans day the end

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To simply have served in the country of South Vietnam while serving in the U.S. military services. Many joined the Army, so the initial service was three years. Others were drafted, and had to serve two years in the service. Draftees who came home after serving a year in Vietnam with only two or three months remaining on their 24 month service obligation were given 'early outs.' Others serving from '59 to '75 are considered Vietnam Era Veterans -- serving in the military during that time, but not actually assigned to units in Vietnam.

Of all the US veteran organizations (VFW-founded in 1899 by Spanish-American War veterans/American Legion-founded in 1919 by WWI veterans/American Veterans-founded in 1944 by WWII veterans/Vietnam Veterans of America-founded in 1978 by Vietnam War veterans) the Legion appears to be the most expensive to join. Possibly because it traditionally has had the most high profiled members...such as US Presidents.

The VFW is by far the most popular for Hollywood & the common man, because it is the only veteran's group with the word "WAR" in it's title. And nearly all veterans want to be associated with the term, "war veteran."

First heard in military in early 70’s, USMC boot camp. I had hurt my leg during an exercise and approached a DI to report the injury. He looked at me while rubbing his thumb and index together and said, “Private you know what this is?“ (Moving his index finger and thumb while still rubbing them together in front of my eyes), I said, “Sir, no Sir”. The Drill Instructor then said, “Private!, This is the WORLDS SMALLEST RECORD PLAYER, DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S PLAYING?”. I said, “Sir No Sir, The Private does not know what the worlds smallest record player is playing Sir”. The DI then said, “PRIVATE MAXWELL, IT’S PLAYING MY HEART IS BLEEDING PURPLE PANTHER PI_S BECAUSE I’M SO CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR F___KING LEG INJURY!”. And that was the first time I heard this phrase. When I heard this at other times, the worlds smallest record player was the world’s smallest violin. What a fond memory it is. USMC boot camp was kinda like psycho town. In a good way. Brother, I know you hear me.

If they did, they recovered quickly enough. Leeches and mosquitos were the big problems...bar none!

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Patton was shot in the leg in WWI

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Stereotyping of Vietnam Veterans have continued to the present time. It is in part a result of 'revolutionaries' who actually were trained by communists to incite rioting in the US and hatred of the US military, such as Tom Hayden, Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, and the Weathermen, who actually blew up Federal buildings, planned (failed )bombings on US military, and killed police. In the universities they were wildly successful, mostly because the male students did not want to be drafted into the war.

Stereotypes which still persist are:

malingerers, bottom of the barrel types who could not find a job, psychopaths, drug addicts, incompetents, and a personal favorite 'the dirty little killer kids' from a renowned so called 'professional journalist'. Note that Walter Cronkite led the liberal media in denouncing our defense of S. Vietnam....unfortunately, Walter never even earned a college degree....... TV has seen the demise of liberal media dominance in the US with a wider range of politically advocating journalist shows....but there will never be another Walter Cronkite determining for the people what they are to think......

Highly improbable to gain the names of the wounded. Dead are traditionally listed. Even if the website of units participating in the "Hamburger Hill" battle listed the names of the men in those units...they very likely woundn't list the wounded from it.

Researchers would have to have access to the names (within those battalions), then research how many and to whom purple hearts were issued, then categorize the DATES of those PH's, which would coincide with the "Hamburger Hill" fight: Example; if a list of 200 men had PH's on such and such date, and all those 200 men were from the battalions that took part in the battle...then there's the answer.

But be advised, it won't be 100%; because in every war, Vietnam included, there are MANY wounded men who went on fighting in the same battle, and never reported or received aid from a wound suffered in that battle, because they felt they could fight on, and did not want to abandon their brothers in the midst of battle.

Similiar to fighter aces who didn't want to be pulled off the line, once they received ace status. USAF Col. Robin Olds was such a man; he may have had 5 MiG kills in Vietnam (making him an ACE in Vietnam), but only reported 4 aerial victories, as he was already an ACE from WWII (shot down nearly a dozen German fighters during WWII) and he KNEW the US policy of being pulled from the line (field) once ace status was achieved. Generally, US military policy was, to avoid death or capture, thus allowing the enemy to gain a propaganda victory...ACEs were pulled off the line (pulled out of combat). Old's liked to fight (he was good at it), and would rather be with his boys fighting in the air, than be a desk bound hero. So, when asked if he got his "5th" MiG, he just gave a wink.

War prevailing over peace.

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Veteran's Day celebrates every American veteran who served in USA armed forces from the Revolution to the present day. It was first called Armistice Day, celebrating the end of WWI on Nov. 11, 1918. Since WWII followed WWI (twenty years later), it did not make much sense to make a big deal about the end of WWI. WWII was far worse than WWI. So Armistice Day was changed to Veteran's Day to celebrate the living and dead veteran's of the USA armed forces. Memorial Day (at the end of May), remembers all the people who served in the Armed Forces, who died in the service of the USA. Memorial Day is for the dead. Veteran's Day is for the living and the dead.