And as for the 19 year olds that went out there (and their Vietnamese adversaries), I take my hat off and raise a glass to them all. Whatever the politics, them that fought, did so bravely and courageously, in many cases to the bitter end.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is one of the most moving things about a trip to Washington DC.
I always thought the Vietnam War deserved a treatment like 'The world at War' did for the second world war. From what I have see this could be the one.
EG