In Danang, Where U.S. Troops First Landed, Memories Of War Have Faded

As I have stated, my uncle was there 8 March '65. He would humbly state, "All I did was guard an airport."

Great share. I like how it captures the Vietnamese attitude of, "That was then, this is now." I saw that repeatedly on my trips back to Vietnam years after the war ended.

Every vet should plan a trip to Vietnam. Saigon (locals still call it that) is an amazing center of capitalism. They love Americans and have a stock market that is drives the nations economy. The country is still tightly controlled by the communist government in Hanoi but even those guys know that the capitalistic south is driving their national growth. Go to the cu-chi tunnels to see what a amazingly resilient people we were up against. Disturbing parts to the video there about American Killer hero’s (Ho Chi Minh war museum as well) so prepare yourself. If they’re ever was a nation that will never be overrun - Vietnam is it. If you are fortunate you may get close enough to someone in the south to trust you enough to share how they feel that American saved Asia. That without us pushing back on the dominos, every Asian country including India would have been under the control and suppression of communism with the express intent of taking it all the way. Great place to visit - it’s a European vacation spot with low cost luxury resorts and beautiful places to visit. When the pandemic wains - plan to go.