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Modem Butterfly

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Wed Jan-12-05 10:18 AM
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26. I said as much myself in post 15

Edited on Wed Jan-12-05 10:22 AM by Modem Butterfly

I'm not going to say that no returning Vietnam vet ever suffered being spit on, but I will say that I have seen no evidence showing that this was a wide-spread occurance.

Was a particular individual spat on as he returned from Vietnam? I don't know. As an individual claim, I see no reason to doubt it (or, to be honest, believe it). However, an individual's experience is simply not proof that it happened to anyone else, which is what GAC seems to be arguing.

Edited to add: In the interest of fair disclosure, I did volunteer work with veterans for a number of years. About 1/3 of Vietnam-era veterans that I encountered reported being spit on, the rest reported FOAF-type stories. Everyone of the Vietnam-era vets seemed to at least know someone who claimed to have been spat upon.

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