Have you been watching the Vietnam series on PBS?
(Thanks to all who let me know my email showed upon the listserve. I haven't received any responses to this message I sent, however, so I am resending.) On Sunday night the Ken Burns series dealt with the issues of the first half of 1968, including the Tet offensive, MLK's death and the urban riots, and Bobby Kennedy's death. It brought back so many gripping memories for me. I remember the riots in Chicago and how it affected us. I remember the Collegium we held with Joe after Bobby Kennedy was killed. He asked us if we were willing to die for the mission. I eagerly held up my hand and said yes as some others did. Tonight there were pictures of the 1968 Democratic convention. I went with Al Lingo to the Blackstone Hotel and we watched the demonstrators and police clash. I remember the national guard being in 5th city and helicopters and surveillance planes flying overhead. We think our country is more divided now than ever. I am remembering how divided we were then. This doesn't mean the divisions we have now are less serious. I think they are more serious. In the 60s there was trust in the "American creed" but with different interpretations of it. Today someting darker and more fundamentally divisive is going on in my humble opinion. Herman -- __________________________________________________ Herman F. Greene 2516 Winningham Road Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-942-4358 <(919)%20942-4358> (ph & fax) hfgreenenc@gmail.com -- __________________________________________________ Herman F. Greene 2516 Winningham Road Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-942-4358 (ph & fax) hfgreenenc@gmail.com
Addi and I watched the Sunday episode of the Vietnam series. Our conversation centered on what was happening in our country of birth during that time; deployment, fueling station, R n R, and the crimes committed by base occupants that were swept under the rug. We were affected by it in many ways. I was young to grasp them all. Elsa Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 26, 2017, at 11:04 AM, Herman Greene via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
(Thanks to all who let me know my email showed upon the listserve. I haven't received any responses to this message I sent, however, so I am resending.)
On Sunday night the Ken Burns series dealt with the issues of the first half of 1968, including the Tet offensive, MLK's death and the urban riots, and Bobby Kennedy's death.
It brought back so many gripping memories for me. I remember the riots in Chicago and how it affected us. I remember the Collegium we held with Joe after Bobby Kennedy was killed. He asked us if we were willing to die for the mission. I eagerly held up my hand and said yes as some others did.
Tonight there were pictures of the 1968 Democratic convention. I went with Al Lingo to the Blackstone Hotel and we watched the demonstrators and police clash. I remember the national guard being in 5th city and helicopters and surveillance planes flying overhead.
We think our country is more divided now than ever. I am remembering how divided we were then.
This doesn't mean the divisions we have now are less serious. I think they are more serious. In the 60s there was trust in the "American creed" but with different interpretations of it. Today someting darker and more fundamentally divisive is going on in my humble opinion.
Herman
-- __________________________________________________ Herman F. Greene 2516 Winningham Road Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-942-4358 (ph & fax) hfgreenenc@gmail.com
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