Re: Bicylist shot and killed for thrill
Peter Cole wrote:
> Bill Sornson wrote:
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>> Because the soldiers coming home from Viet Nam were spat upon?
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> Urban (conservative) legend.
I hope you're kidding. (I lived in Washington DC throughout the '60s and
early '70s; I remember what was said about and done to returning troops --
even worse than the hateful protesters today who camp out at Walter Reed to
heckle families of wounded veterans. ANOTHER myth? Wake up.)
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Relevant Pages
- Re: Antiwar demonstration
... "I saw demonstrators spit on soldiers." ... claimed "It is difficult to report publicly the ugly and vulgar ... They spat on some of the soldiers ... miles of film exposed that day show anyone spitting on soldiers. ...
(misc.writing) - Re: Liberal Prof:Flower Spit Myth
... nobody remembered being spat upon until 1980. ... One thing is certain and that's that the anti-war crowd of the day ... And the soldiers who came back against the war before ... from Nam and facing crowds of protesters calling them baby-killers. ...
(rec.sport.football.college) - Re: Liberal Prof:Flower Spit Myth
... nobody remembered being spat upon until 1980. ... I got as far as the third paragraph where he said returning soldiers ... the plane would probably be very foolish. ... I think that most Viet vets were ignored when they came ...
(rec.sport.football.college) - Re: Liberal Prof:Flower Spit Myth
... nobody remembered being spat upon until 1980. ... One thing is certain and that's that the anti-war crowd of the day ... And the soldiers who came back against the war before ... from Nam and facing crowds of protesters calling them baby-killers. ...
(rec.sport.football.college) - Re: Liberal Prof:Flower Spit Myth
... nobody remembered being spat upon until 1980. ... One thing is certain and that's that the anti-war crowd of the day was ... majority of Americans against the war. ... And the soldiers who came back against the war before Kerry. ...
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