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Whitewash/Blackwash: Myths of the Viet Nam War
Contributed by Bill Faith Not really a "Best of Old War Dogs" post, just something the webmaster considers important. This post is backdated to keep it at the top of the site for a while. Original timestamp 2006.08.28.22:23.
If you haven't read this post yet please read it before continuing. While you're at it read this Intellectual Conservative review. I'll wait. ... Back? Good. Lest anyone be surprised at the number of OWD posts you're going to see on this subject in the coming days and weeks, a couple of relevant facts: 1) All four Founding Dogs are Viet Nam combat veterans. I'm the only one of the four who's never been under direct fire. (I did dodge enough "Chinese fireworks" to last me a lifetime but I didn't die.) We got to know each other due to our shared hatred for John Kerry, whom we've never forgiven, nor will we, for returning from a brief visit to Nam to launch a political career based on slandering our troops. 2). Of the remaining Dogs, four more are also Viet Nam veterans, as are some others who stay in touch but haven't accepted keys to the site yet. To put it simply using terms I picked up from Del "This book is about what we're about." There's nothing this Old Dog would like more than to see a copy of Del's book on every bookshelf in America. I'll do my best to make that happen. The day I win the lottery I'll buy enough copies to go around. Keith, Barry, Scotty, this one's for you. And yes, Barry, I'm still embarrassed. I'm here and you're not. I haven't forgotten. Sgt Vanh, Lt Minh, Xuan, Kiemoi, I try not to even wonder what happened to you, but it doesn't always work. Del's made it about as easy as a man can to get copies of his book. The "list" price is $9.95, but you can order it by mail for $8.00, S&H included, discounted as low as $5.50 if you buy enough copies. (Email Del for details.) For schools and bookstores it's $5.00. For teachers, libraries, USOs and Vet Centers it's free, as in $0.00. (Damn it, Del, at that rate you're going to make about as much money off your book as we make off this blog!) Del's promised me code for a PayPal button but in the mean time to get your copy you'll need to email him (techconsultserv@juno.com) for his address and mail him a check. I have a copy of Whitewash/Blackwash on the way, as do George Mellinger and John Werntz. Watch for the reviews. Watch for me to remind you about the book every few days just because I feel like it. A question for the Dogs: Who's going to do the first post pointing out all the parallels between the way the MSM misreported the Viet Nam war and the way they're continuing down the same path today? Just askin'. ... At least back then they didn't have Fauxtoshop. UPDATE Those of you who prefer to save time by paying electronically may do so using the button below. It's programmed with a fixed price of $9.95 but it's the best I can do for now. To get the "direct mail" price or any of the discounts mentioned above you'll still need to email Del and send him a check. |
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Contributed by Bill Faith on September 1, 2006 at 11:59 AM in Bill Faith, R J Del Vecchio, The American Warrior, Whitewash/Blackwash | Permalink Comments Posted by: Skul And there are dip-wads out there that CANNOT understand why I wouldn't give kerry the sweat off my nut-sack if he was dying of thirst. Stinking traitor, PERIOD!! Posted by: Skul | Aug 30, 2006 4:34:47 PM Post a comment Comments accept simple HTML for formatting and linking. TrackBacks TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/5819405
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