Video: Sir No Sir - The Truth About What Ended The Vietnam War
Monday, May 19 2008 @ 11:10 AM MDT
Contributed by: BMcDonald
By 1971, as this skilfully made film shows, discontent was widely reported by the network news. Activists created newspapers, organised protests - and, most conspicuously, went to see Jane Fonda perform in the vicinity of various military bases. From our present-day perspective, what comes through most clearly is the passionate patriotism of most of these GIs hostile to the war. They loved America but they just didn't see why they should be in Vietnam.
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