Many of the poems contained herein follow excerpts from my books;
NAM The Devil's Domain, The Pimp of Saigon and Undaunted Valor.
These poems were created to envision facts of war, inspired by my
Vietnam War experiences; some are inspired by myths reported by
biased American newspaper, radio and television media. Still others
were created to reflect individual valor, human suffering and man's
inhumanity to man.Myths: The biased American media reported that
the U.S. Military lost many encounters with the enemy in Vietnam.
The TET offensive was an NVA/VC Victory and that America had lost
its first war ever as witnessed on television during the fall of
Saigon, April 30, 1975.Facts: The American military was not
defeated in Vietnam. The American military did not lose a battle of
any consequence. From a military standpoint, the war was a major
military defeat for the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army.
Militarily, the 1968 TET offensive resulted in a total defeat of
the Communist forces on all fronts. It resulted in the death of
some 45,000 NVA troops and the complete, if not total destruction
of the Vietcong elements in South Vietnam.The fall of Saigon
happened April 30, 1975; two years after the American military had
left Vietnam. The last American troops departed Vietnam in their
entirety March 29, 1973.It is impossible to lose a war we had
stopped fighting. We fought to an agreed governmental stalemate and
turned over all military responsibility to the South Vietnamese
army which included jets, helicopters, tanks, trucks, weapons and
ammo. The U. S. peace settlement was signed in Paris on January 27,
1973. It called for the release of all U. S. prisoners and
withdrawal of U. S. forces. Effective April 30, 1975 the South
Vietnamese army outnumbered the North Vietnamese army by at least
two to one in all categories, men, machines, aircraft and
firepower. The U. S. A. supported the French military with 98% if
it's military costs and fought Communism in Vietnam for a total
involvement for 10,000 days. With the South Vietnamese army now in
charge of their own country's destiny they never fought, but
instead surrendered unconditionally to North Vietnam within nine
days.The 140,000 evacuees in April 1975, during the fall of Saigon,
consisted entirely of Vietnamese civilians and military. There were
twice as many causalities in Southeast Asia (primarily Cambodian)
the first two years following the end of U. S. involvement than
there were during all the years of the Vietnam War. The media
perceived loss of the war, the countless assassinations and torture
visited upon Vietnamese, Laotians and Cambodians is due to the
American media for their undying support by misrepresentation of
the anti-war movement in the United States.As Americans, we must
support our military men and women involved in the "War On
Terrorism," for once again the American media is working tirelessly
to undermine their efforts and force a psychological loss or
stalemate for the United States.
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