National Vietnam War Veterans Day

A lot of feelings and people’s perspectives have changed about this war. When I came home from Vietnam, no one seemed excited to see me, except a girl that I had been dating before I left. I lost a few friends in this war and some fellow Marines from my Platoon. At first, it was hard for me to sleep. I kept thinking about the guys that I left behind and wondering what they were doing now. Sometimes a memory would bring a smile to my face or make me laugh. A few times I would wake up not knowing where I was. After a month or so, it was mostly all good.

It was a long 14 months.
 
oldman said:
A lot of feelings and people’s perspectives have changed about this war. When I came home from Vietnam, no one seemed excited to see me, except a girl that I had been dating before I left. I lost a few friends in this war and some fellow Marines from my Platoon. At first, it was hard for me to sleep. I kept thinking about the guys that I left behind and wondering what they were doing now. Sometimes a memory would bring a smile to my face or make me laugh. A few times I would wake up not knowing where I was. After a month or so, it was mostly all good.

It was a long 14 months.
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I'm with you on this one. I still wonder what happened to the guys I left behind that were in my Platoon. I have met with a few that I was over there with at one of the reunions that someone arranged and also visited a few when on vacation. One guy was still fighting the war in his head after 45 years.
Why were you over there for 14 months?
 
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