YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS, A MYTH IS JUST A MYTH

"Though I've belted you and flayed you,
By the livin' Gawd that made you,
You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din!"

The left and now some segments on the right, paint our efforts in Iraq as futile. They support the strategy of surrender by means of a continuous propaganda campaign and the media in compliance with this effort, will only report negatives from the region. They berate the President to set a time table for withdrawal even before the report about how the surge is working comes out. It won’t matter what the report says, they will twist facts, omit positives, embellish negatives and blatantly lie to push forward their agenda. You may wonder why I would believe there is such an effort; it is because the left has done this before and very successfully with help from a compliant media.

After Vietnam, the left and the media would have the world believe the war was devastating not only for our country but forever scarring those that fought in it. The truth be told, our soldiers that served so gallantly and the veterans of the war are shining examples to all Americans. Here are some facts that contradict the lies put forth about our Veterans and the Vietnam War;

“91% of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad they served

74% said they would serve again even knowing the outcome

There is no difference in drug usage between Vietnam Veterans and non veterans of the same age group

Vietnam Veterans are less likely to be in prison - only 1/2 of one percent of Vietnam Veterans has been jailed for crimes.

85% of Vietnam Veterans made a successful transition to civilian life.

Vietnam veterans' personal income exceeds that of our non-veteran age group by more than 18 percent.

Vietnam veterans have a lower unemployment rate than our non-vet age group

87% of the American people hold Vietnam Vets in high esteem.

2/3 of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers. 2/3 of the men who served in World War II were drafted…. Approximately 70% of those killed were volunteers.

During the first 5 years after discharge, deaths from suicide were 1.7 times more likely among Vietnam veterans than non-Vietnam veterans. After that initial post-service period, Vietnam veterans were no more likely to die from suicide than non-Vietnam veterans. In fact, after the 5-year post-service period, the rate of suicides is less in the Vietnam veterans' group.

86% of the men who died in Vietnam were Caucasians, 12.5% were black, 1.2% were other races.

Servicemen who went to Vietnam from well-to-do areas had a slightly elevated risk of dying because they were more likely to be pilots or infantry officers.

Vietnam Veterans were the best educated forces our nation had ever sent into combat. 79% had a high school education or better.

There were almost twice as many casualties in Southeast Asia (primarily Cambodia) the first two years after the fall of Saigon in 1975 then there were during the ten years the U.S. was involved in Vietnam.”- vhfcn.org

These facts contradict what the left, the news media and even the Hollywood film industry would like you to believe.

The left can call Iraq another Vietnam because they have twisted the truth about that war. The United States never lost a battle there. We left Vietnam because the left politicized it and used it to gain support. History is repeating itself; the Democrats and the media want to gain power by portraying the defeat of our country through lies and propaganda. Some people might call this deceptive, I call it treason.