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I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time read more
I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time in Vietnam told me many stories—but none more chilling than the one from two helicopter pilots. They told me how they would shoot the friendlies on their way back from reconnaissance missions just so they could empty their ammunition before returning to base. The friendlies were South Vietnamese women and children, helpless victims in a war they did not understand. But to the American pilots, they were simply dots on the ground.
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It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for read more
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.
Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.
Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.
Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!
If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.
If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer.
To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer.
