Borne the Battle #184: Honoring Vietnam Veterans, MG James T. Jackson

SSgt Tanner Iskra — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 11:42:31 -0500

National Vietnam War Veterans Day is fast approaching (March 29). Army Veteran Major General James T. Jackson (Ret.) is the national director of the Vietnam War Commemoration. Directed by Congress and executed by Department of Defense, the commemoration’s goal is to reach out and thank those–our Vietnam Veterans–that never got a proper welcome home.

Currently, there are over 6.2 million living Vietnam Era Veterans. They deserve a proper thank you for raising their right hand. On this episode of Borne the Battle, Major General James T. Jackson shares the vision and mission behind the efforts of this program and how you can help participate.

Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/e_-uV33J

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Response by CW5 Jack Cardwell made Mar 5 at 2020 11:59 AM

CW5 Jack Cardwell — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 11:59:41 -0500

Thanks for sharing.

Response by SPC Joseph Kopac made Mar 5 at 2020 6:37 PM

SPC Joseph Kopac — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 18:37:06 -0500

Our local American Legion Post 641 Baden, Pa. has been honoring this event for the last few years. Hats off to our Officers for making this event a wonderful thing. It’s a great get together.

Response by Sgt James Gross made Mar 9 at 2020 1:30 AM

Sgt James Gross — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 01:30:12 -0400

For the most part nobody paid any attention to us when we came home and those that did weren’t welcoming. Mostly insulting or confrontational in their actions.

Response by SSgt Tanner Iskra made Mar 9 at 2020 12:11 PM

SSgt Tanner Iskra — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:11:02 -0400

To Any Vietnam Veteran Who May See This,

As a post 9/11, I don’t think I can thank your generation enough. It was a terrible and unfortunate thing that happened when you came home. Good, bad, or indifferent on your opinion on Vietnam, you were asked to go and you went – and many of you weren’t thanked for the sacrifices that you bore. I don’t know if that can ever be healed for some. I can only imagine how I would feel, but I didn’t get that type of treatment, and I can attribute that to you.

If there is any solace, know what you went through allowed my generation to be acknowledged and thanked the way we are. I don’t know if veterans today would be acknowledged and treated the way we are without what you endured. It taught the country an important lesson to never treat our service-members that way again.

I know your heart and mind go back to the days you came home, but please know that our generation sees you as heroes, and we can’t thank you enough for the cross you had no choice but to bear.

– Tanner

Response by Cpl Eric Day made Apr 12 at 2020 1:52 PM

Cpl Eric Day — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:52:04 -0400

oohhrah !

Response by Maj Scott Kiger, M.A.S. made Apr 13 at 2020 3:02 PM

Maj Scott Kiger, M.A.S. — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:02:01 -0400

Thanks for content!

Response by SP5 John Norman made May 29 at 2020 4:10 PM

SP5 John Norman — Fri, 29 May 2020 16:10:17 -0400

All I can say is I’m glad no one will ever be treated the way my brothers and I were. I came home on a litter and the pain I was in was nothing Like the pain of being spit on as was removed from the plane.My physical wounds have healed now but each and every day I still feel the pain from that protesters spit.