Veterans are not Baby Killers

Baby Killer! That’s what I was called when my ship came back from Vietnam in the fall of 1972 (www.ussmullinnix.org). Baby Killer! Can you imagine how that makes you feel?

Our Armed Forces deserve better than that! My shipmates and I deserved better than that!

As President Kennedy once said, "Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: I served in the United States Navy."

All veterans deserve a parade - a chance for the nation to say thank you. We didn't do that for Vietnam Veterans.

So --- the next time you are cheering the arrival of some of our troops in an airport, look around for a middle aged guy (probably in casual business attire with a laptop slung over his shoulder) who, having trouble keeping his composure, is clapping the loudest…

Remember, it takes a MAN to ride a TIN CAN!
Woody