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Sharon
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A researcher,
writer and public speaker Sharon is the President and Executive
Director of The Center for Changing Worldviews, a non-profit
corporation founded for the purpose of increasing the conservative,
pro-family voice in a predominantly liberal society. Sharon
produces and hosts Changing Worldviews TALK Radio which is
the media outreach of The Center, and is heard Monday, Wednesday
and Friday on KDIA AM1640 San Francisco/Vallejo and online
daily at Oneplace.com. Sharon has worked to promote civic
responsibility on the grassroots level since 1992 through
various organizations such as Eagle Forum, so that America
will continue to be a land of liberty, respect for human
dignity and family integrity, as well as public and private
virtue. For further information on Sharon and The Center
go to www.changingworldviews.com or
contact her at sharon@changingworldviews.com. Hughes
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Spit or Not to Spit, on Jane Fonda
That is the question…
[Sharon Hughes] 4/25/05
The Vietnam
Vet who spit on Jane Fonda as she was signing her new book
was the topic of debate in the news this week - should
he have done it? Everyone said no, and I agree. However, I
understand the anger behind it. Many of our troops experienced
the same thing when they came home from the war. Just last
year my husband, Duane, who is a decorated Vietnam Vet, was
speaking to a group about the war in Iraq as compared to the
Vietnam war and one man shared during the Q & A that he
was one of the soldiers who had been spit on by Americans when
he got home. As Duane expressed his sorrow and understanding,
the man wept. Needless to say, you could hear a pin drop in
the crowd. Everyone got it.
I don't think Jane Fonda gets it. I know she said she's sorry
recently for some of the things she did, but she didn't apologize
to Vietnam Vets, especially the POWs who suffered longer as a
result of her anti-war activities. She says she still hasn't
changed her view of that war.
I don't know if this generation gets it either, except for those
whose dads were in Vietnam perhaps. Our whole country needs to
be reminded about our shameful treatment of these soldiers. Reminded
about things such as their having to build their own memorial
wall. That the first year's observation was not attended formally
by our government. That many of them still roam the street, homeless,
having never recovered from the effects of the war and their
'homecoming'.
Can you imagine putting your life on the line for your country
and coming home to this? These veterans did not choose to serve
in an unpopular war. They were soldiers just like the soldiers
who fought in wars past or are fighting today...serving their
country.
Vietnam Vets have never really been thanked adequately by our
country, with the kind of national apology that can help healing
come to many. While I do not condone the action of the Vet who
spit on Fonda, I believe it shows there are wounds that still
have not healed. Until this happens, make it more than just a
slogan on a bumper sticker - Thank a Vietnam Vet every chance
you get. tOR
© Sharon
Hughes 2005 - Used with permission
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