| Author: | Andrew Jardine | ISBN: | 9781310886638 |
| Publisher: | Andrew Jardine | Publication: | June 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew Jardine |
| ISBN: | 9781310886638 |
| Publisher: | Andrew Jardine |
| Publication: | June 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
An inscription on a Zippo lighter I bought from a badly deformed Vietnamese boy reveals the horrors of the Vietnam War. The inscription read: "Killer by day and lover by night." I wondered how he felt having to sell this item to buy food. Americans and Vietnamese paid for the war with their lives in a conflict sparked by politicians. As I gazed at the wreckage left behind, burnt-out tanks, helicopters and unexploded land mines, I reflected on the supposed need for war. I found a spirit of reconciliation among the Vietnamese people. They could never forget, but they were willing to forgive. It tells me that most people don't want wars, it's politicians who do.
An inscription on a Zippo lighter I bought from a badly deformed Vietnamese boy reveals the horrors of the Vietnam War. The inscription read: "Killer by day and lover by night." I wondered how he felt having to sell this item to buy food. Americans and Vietnamese paid for the war with their lives in a conflict sparked by politicians. As I gazed at the wreckage left behind, burnt-out tanks, helicopters and unexploded land mines, I reflected on the supposed need for war. I found a spirit of reconciliation among the Vietnamese people. They could never forget, but they were willing to forgive. It tells me that most people don't want wars, it's politicians who do.
