Back From the Past

It’s Friday morning, I head to my first and last class of the week, University 198. I have no idea what I should be expecting in it being a college course, because I  always expect for the worst. Well to my thrill It wasn’t bad unless you consider going through history right before you eyes to be horrible. Well to my liking we as a class were reading letters, postcards, as well as telegrams to Congressman Bizz Johnson during the Vietnam war. As citizen of the US expressed both their concerns and approval of the matter. Many of the articles in which I read were from 1972 where majority of the public were against the war and wanted troops to be drawn back.

It was interesting to see that not only are mothers and women of the troops against the war but actual veterans and active troops as well. There was a note that I had stumbled upon from a World War Two Veteran that was completely calling out on the governments  humanity and moral. Stating “where is your hear where is your mind” completely defacing the Military stating himself that he is ashamed of the Military and congress for allowing the war to progress. He then continues to place all blame on the United States, saying that we were in the wrong from the start of this war. It is so interesting to see just how someone not too long was defending our country and trained to be patriotic and then so against US involvement.

Along with some of the more serious and emotional letters send out there was also quite a few angry civilians who didn’t even bother putting there names on  their post cards, because they just wanted to get their point across being that they were just so angry with the injustice taking place.