In 1975 I was 25 years old, living in Puerto Rico, away from the constant news. Not much aware of the many of the Vietnam war details. Learning more now – the Saigon images were imprinted in my mind back then!! – #SaigonMoment … “It was a human tragedy played out for all to bear witness to as we watched it on the news and on the front pages of newspapers.
Frightened citizens evacuating a dangerous homeland they didn’t want to live in anymore as Uncle Sam leaves in haste. Clawing and pushing their way onto air transport, these people had been our allies, who not so long ago were the very folks we had promised to help. Mothers. Fathers. Children.
Humanity in despair. This was what abandonment looked like. Left stranded by the U.S.” – no lessons learned! History repeats itself AGAIN!!
It was pure chaos.
Swarming crowds. The frantic scrambling of bodies. Flailing arms and legs intertwined and indistinguishable from one another as they morphed into one large mass of human desperation in their effort to flee to freedom.
Anguished women and men their faces etched in raw fear hopelessly clinging to a whirling helicopter as strongly as they clung to the hope and promise of a better life, their dreams shattered as their country was taken over by thugs.
It was sight for sore eyes. And a sore heart.
It was a human tragedy played out for all to bear witness to as we watched it on the news and on the front pages of newspapers.
Frightened citizens evacuating a dangerous homeland they didn’t want to live in anymore as Uncle Sam leaves in haste. Clawing and pushing their way onto air transport, these people had been our allies, who…
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Totally agree. This is disgusting. To recruit people and then betray them is unspeakable. The US government is being run as if it were a large corporation, in which people are fodder to be used and discarded. It totally undercuts the image of caring about people that the Democrats are trying to project. The GOP doesn’t have that issue because they have made clear that they don’t care about people. It doesn’t matter to the GOP if their own supporters are alive or dead.
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You got it!! I don’t think it’s a matter of GOP or Dem aymore!! I’m so saddened … my eyes have slowly but surely been opened wide by this and so much more before!! I’m exhausted!! 😦
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