Comments on: REVIEW: Class of ’68 by Michael Murphy

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:14:03 +0000

Jayne,

Found it… the show was called “American Dreams”. It wasn’t so much about the war as about the whole time period. I was surprised that I could not watch it.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:04:02 +0000

Donna are you thinking of “China Beach” or “Tour of Duty,” or “The Wonder Years?”" This era and this war still seem to cause such pain that I can understand not wanting to relive it. I’m glad your brother made it home.

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:49:52 +0000

I graduated in 1970, my brother in 1967… needless to say he went to Vietnam. Fortunately he also came home alive and well but so many didn’t.

A few years ago there was a TV series about that area I can't remember the name of it. Trying to watch it I found out that I cannot go back. It was a time to live through, I cannot relive it. I was anti war, anti Vietnam, but NOT anti American soldiers. Both the soldiers and the protesters were put into a place that no one wants to go again. It is hard to explain to anyone who has not lived through it. Seeing metal boxes coming off of planes knowing they were our boys in them… the memories still brings tears to my eyes. There were so many of them…

By: Kay Webb Harrison

Kay Webb Harrison — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:53:40 +0000

I DID graduate from high school in 1968. I remember when an 11th grade classmate left school to go into the service; I never understood how a high school junior could be drafted.
Attending the local commuter college in a military city, we didn’t have many war protests. We felt fortunate when our friends and relatives returned from Vietnam more or less in one piece. I DO remember the national newscasts and the casualty figures, in the thousands.
The book sounds fine, but I don’t know if I want to read about what I lived through. I think that seeing a version in “Across the Universe” may be as much as I can handle.
Kay

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:16:11 +0000

Keishon, gotta do my part to provide people with vampire free reviews!

Ayalyn, I totally agree with you. To have survived the jungles for a year then come home to what they did was shameful.

By: Ayalyn

Ayalyn — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:54:50 +0000

To bad the so called anti-war folks had to treat our troops like crap.
Being called baby killers and spitting on them was a complete shame.

These guys were drafted, to me the anti-war protesters were picking on the wrong people! Where was all the peace and love?

By: Keishon

Keishon — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:53:18 +0000

I must say that I appreciate you reviewing books that are under the radar. This does sound interesting with not a vampire in sight.