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March 25, 1968 – Vietnam War
A Harris Poll reports that in the past six weeks “basic” support for the war among Americans declined from 74 percent to 54 percent. The poll also revealed that 60 percent of those questioned regarded the Tet Offensive as a defeat of U.S. objectives in Vietnam. Despite Gen. William Westmoreland’s assurances in late 1967 that the United States was making headway in the war, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong had launched a massive offensive during the Tet holiday that began in late January 1968. Although the communist forces were soundly defeated during this offensive, the scope and extent of the attacks won the communists a major psychological victory in the United States, where the events of Tet confirmed a growing disenchantment with the seemingly never-ending war for increasing numbers of Americans.
1SG Steven Imerman COL Mikel J. Burroughs Col Carl Whicker PO3 Lynn Spalding PO1 H Gene Lawrence SSG William Jones Maj William W. 'Bill' Price LTC Stephen F. ] Alan K. SGT John " Mac " McConnell ] Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Douglas Bolton Lt Col Charlie Brown Sgt Randy Wilber MSgt John McGowan Cpl (Join to see) PO3 Bob McCord SPC Margaret Higgins Sgt Albert Castro
A Harris Poll reports that in the past six weeks “basic” support for the war among Americans declined from 74 percent to 54 percent. The poll also revealed that 60 percent of those questioned regarded the Tet Offensive as a defeat of U.S. objectives in Vietnam. Despite Gen. William Westmoreland’s assurances in late 1967 that the United States was making headway in the war, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong had launched a massive offensive during the Tet holiday that began in late January 1968. Although the communist forces were soundly defeated during this offensive, the scope and extent of the attacks won the communists a major psychological victory in the United States, where the events of Tet confirmed a growing disenchantment with the seemingly never-ending war for increasing numbers of Americans.
1SG Steven Imerman COL Mikel J. Burroughs Col Carl Whicker PO3 Lynn Spalding PO1 H Gene Lawrence SSG William Jones Maj William W. 'Bill' Price LTC Stephen F. ] Alan K. SGT John " Mac " McConnell ] Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Douglas Bolton Lt Col Charlie Brown Sgt Randy Wilber MSgt John McGowan Cpl (Join to see) PO3 Bob McCord SPC Margaret Higgins Sgt Albert Castro
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It was considered a major psychological victory Thanks largely to the American media's slant on its reporting.
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SGT Robert Pryor
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SPC Randy Zimmerman - Why'd they arrest the Hanoi whore -- prostitution? What a pig! I'm proud to say, even at my most desperate, I've never been out with a woman as ugly as that POS. There's that old saying, "Any port on a storm." Well, certainly not that port.
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Hard to carry out a war ran by politicians and harder yet on those serving are not supported by those at home
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LTC Stephen F. SP5 Mark Kuzinski COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj William W. 'Bill' Price SPC Margaret HigginsMaj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SGT Steve McFarlandLTC (Join to see) PO3 Craig Phillips Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll PO1 H Gene Lawrence TSgt Joe C. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Sgt (Join to see)SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG Donald H "Don" Bates Cpl (Join to see) PVT Mark Zehner
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
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So we'll said and our return home was also devastating to our battle rattled psychological State of mind.
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It was a propaganda win for the north
Should have bombed them more and earlier
Should have bombed them more and earlier
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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I sure agree with that but when politicians micro manage a war instead of having General's and Admirals do so the result is NEVER good !
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
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How true and if you think about it, was there ever a doubt if we won the war with Japan?
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