In Honor of Our
Vietnam War Veterans
Welcome Home!
You
have not been forgotten.
God bless you and may this site bring the peace that it's meant. You are honored and you are loved.
This is dedicated to the unsung heroes, the survivors, of the Vietnam War. May God forgive those who made them feel less than the patriots that they are.
If you have a Vietnam vet in your family please bring them here. It's they who I wish to honor as well as thanking their families for standing behind them.. I want them to know that there were many people in this country who did NOT protest and had the moral fiber and strength to support our men and women. They were laying their lives on the line in the name of our country and we appreciated it then and now.
For those of you not old enough to have remembered those times I'd like to you to read on...just a little. Many of you have had a family member who lived through that war, or died, and perhaps it will give you a little better understanding of what it was like for them then, and when they came home. Some of them cannot tell you how they felt. I want to address what you won't read in history books...the human side.
Every man who answered the call to fight was a hero. They did it because they were duty-bound and honorable. They didn't run off to Canada. I feel strongly about this. This is not, of course, directed to anyone whose draft number was not called, or who truly could not go.
The women who served during that time served in a different capacity. Regardless of their duties, both here and abroad, they did their part in supporting our country. See the 'Real Hero' link on the left as a beautiful example of a spunky young WAVE who stood up for a wounded Marine officer who deserved nothing but the best when he came home, and received less.
So many people don't seem to understand the fabric from which this country was woven. It was not based on cowardice and weak excuses. It was inexcusable to have our brothers and fathers and cousins and uncles off fighting for us while the news that reached them allowed them to think that they may die a death less than honorable. Some died believing that and it grieves me to this day. Right or wrong they were there and they should have had our moral and public support.
We call them men, but really, they were just boys. A story about the ages of the 'men' who mounted the flag at Iwo Jima makes it apparent. How could we not have supported them? See the 'Iwo Jima Connection' link at the left.
The links on the left will increase as I add to the collection of remembrances. Please stop back from time to time to check. If just one vet reads this and feels peace within I will be happy. I cannot allow them to leave this earth without knowing that they are honored and respected for their valor during an unpopular war.
Please take time to sign my guest book. I'd really appreciate hearing from you.
For now I will say thank you for all of us, the good people of the United States of America, who believed in you then and now.
Thank you and may peace descend upon you. May the Lord's blessings be with you always.
Leilani Brunson
Would you like to help raise money for injured marines?
Take a look at the Veterans Journal at http://www.veteransjournal.net/cgi-bin/news/current_issue.cgi?page=14 You will have an opportunity to purchase a unique rendition of the marines at Iwo Jima. This painting has been signed with pride and honor by 49 living survivors of the battle of Iwo Jima who attended the 2007, 62nd Annual Memorial Dinner of Commemoration. I know our brotherhood of Vietnam vets strongly support our fighting men and women. I cannot think of a better place to start than with them. I thank you.
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