Dear davidf,

I see that both o sung wu and you at least agree the 'War' was iniquitous.

To say “None if this suffering would have happened if the US and Australia had not sent forces into Vietnam.” is perhaps a little fraught but otherwise the over-arching point of course is that when a soldier is required to defend 'our freedoms' it is generally because another soldier is involved in trying to take them away. I'm sure the Turks saw their country and their freedoms threatened when they fought so indeterminately to hold back a large, heavily armed, invasion force which included Australians.

Dear SteeleRedux,

Thank You for your comments about Belly.

We didn't always agree - however to me he was
a friend, and a man of integrity. I miss him
very much and also hope that he's doing well
wherever he is.

Happy New Year to you and your family.