Vietnam. A controversial war abroad manifested itself into controversy at home. It was this writer’s first experience with Vietnam Vets when I was young. The commercials I remember were “Don’t forget, hire the vet” and, having no one in my family who served there, images of the war were shielded from me, as the evening news televised horrific reports and atrocities. Television dials in many households turned to the antics of Rocky and Bullwinkle rather than face the ugliness of the issues. In the real world, the Vietnam veteran image was negative. It appeared the country had gone from Jimmy Stewart to Jimi Hendrix before its eyes. [Read more…]