Amazing Race Disgraceful, Degrading Broadcast From Vietnam
I am a Marine Vietnam veteran. I lost close friends there. I live with the wounds, nightmares and anxiety of my experience there. If I had it to do all over again, I would still volunteer and serve with pride. I have been spit on, called a “baby killer”, experienced all the disdain many people have of that war. We were not receive home with celebrations, but with curses and hate.
Many people have commented how Vietnam veterans don’t talk about the war. Getting information from us is difficult. Here is my perspective of why; I have never found anyone who could understand what we faced, or grasp what it was to live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in absolute paranoia. Vietnam was the first war America ever fought in where your enemy did not wear uniforms. The enemy could be anyone; man, woman or child. Yes, we were attacked by women and children.
The Chinese were expert at psychological warfare and we were their direct target. Their use of everyday items to use for bobby-traps was beyond anyone’s imagination. We often thought that the Chinese were more interested in wounding us than killing us because of the demoralizing effect it had. Add to that the lack of support of the American people and the stories we read about the riots and demonstrations, the mental effect was debilitating.
I won’t go any further than that. The purpose of this writing has to do with the disgraceful broadcast of Amazing Race from Vietnam last Sunday evening. To have the contestants learn, and perform. a communist song celebrating the shooting down of the B-52 that was on displayed demonstrated their hatred of us veterans and their disregard for what we still suffer today. They shamed themselves, America and every veteran that served in any war.
Such hatred has no excuse. Yet, other than FOX, have you heard anyone else talking about it? Shame on the media and their lack of empathy for us.
My wife and I have been long time watchers of the CBS evening line-up of shows. They have lost me. I can live without them.
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