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| Mayor Of Fayetteville, NC, Wants To Honor Vietnam Vets With Anti-Vietnam Agitators | |
| 2011-01-25 | |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina, home of Fort Bragg, is planning a 10-day celebration and homecoming this November to honor Vietnam Vets. Its a honor well deserved. These soldiers, marines, and other vets served our nation honorably. But Fayetteville Mayor Tony Chavonne (D) decided to "honor" the Vets by reaching out to Quaker House, an anti-Vietnam war protesting outfit. And Quaker House said they are glad to participate and intend to show two anti-war films that include Jane Fonda. As in "Hanoi Jane." This is how they plan to "honor Vietnam vets." The Mayor (D) said he reached out to the anti-war protestors so the "full story" of the war could be told. Mayor Chavonne (D) has had these sort of bright ideas in the past. Earlier he suggested that Fayetteville become a sister city with a town in communist Vietnam.
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| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #12 It was "Fayette-nam" back in the day with the damned protesters |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-01-25 22:38 |
| #11 Fayetteville NC has a long and sorted history of not caring about the 50,000 soldiers and airmen. This is no surprise. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2011-01-25 22:25 |
| #10 When I assumed command of the Counterdrug Task force in 1991, our headquaters at Mather AFB was a prior USMC navigation training building. The Master Gunnery Sergeant there had adorned every urinal in the building with photographs of Jane Fonda so everyone that used them could demonstrate their opinion with great fluidity. They continued to be enthusiastically used by Army and Air Force personnel barely born during the Viet Nam War, confirming that her legacy remained one worthy of such attention decades later. Some things cannot be forgiven! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2011-01-25 13:28 |
| #9 They could always treat him to one of John F****** Kerry's, who served in Vietnam, favorite activities and tape the wires from a field phone to the mayor's privates. Then they could let the veterans give him a ring and tell him what they think. /Sarcasm |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Lost Drill Bit Division - Halliburton 2011-01-25 12:49 |
| #8 If Da Mayor wants the "full story" to be told, then there should be some former boat people there to tell what happened when Ho's Dear Comrades took over. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2011-01-25 12:25 |
| #7 Let's honor the mayor for his service by tarring and feathering him. It is about on the same level of disrespect. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-01-25 08:54 |
| #6 I'm at the point in life where I occasionally take a peek at the obituaries, and there's an interesting pattern there: anyone who served in Vietnam has that fact mentioned in his obit ("served in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Purple Heart..."), but I have yet to see any anti-war protesters get the corresponding fact mentioned ("called returning troops baby-killers...") It seems there is a common cultural understanding as to which group is going to get a crisp hand salute at the Pearly Gates. |
| Posted by: Matt 2011-01-25 08:42 |
| #5 A million Cambodians could not be reached for comment. The Left can inject "...am I my brother's keeper?" |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-01-25 07:49 |
| #4 Maybe they could have a turkey shoot. Be a shame if any of those vets with the vision age brings hit the wrong turkey. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-01-25 07:19 |
| #3 Maybe they can get Hanoi Jane to come too. I think more than a few Vets would like to meet her face-to-face |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-01-25 03:07 |
| #2 Well said OS. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2011-01-25 02:35 |
| #1 What a tool that Mayor is. Inviting the" Quackers" to show Hanoi Jane is a slap in the face. The Vietnam Vets have already had to deal with these asshats once. Forcing them to deal with them again is like putting a KKK float in the MLK Day Parade. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-01-25 00:53 |