Jeff Danziger

‘The dominant feeling of being in Vietnam was confusion’

‘The dominant feeling of being in Vietnam was confusion’

‘Here was the truly unforgivable aspect of the war, at least stateside. American citizens, young and old, vented their frustrations with the conflict by being as awful as they could to their own soldiers.’

I had assumed that if I got to Vietnam as an intelligence officer with the ability to speak and write Vietnamese, I would be assigned some peaceful work at the army headquarters in Saigon, a city still reflecting the Indochinese culture, the residual French colonial influence, the colorful and attractive Vietnamese civilians, women in áo dàis floating by on bicycles, favoring me with a smile.

I thought that the language and the rank would afford me far more interesting jobs than I would have had in the infantry. I had smoothly escaped its vile operations.

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White: a good rep for our animals, too

With the Senate primary only days away, I'm reminded of a topic that's important to Vermonters, a topic that doesn't always make the headlines: animal welfare. Let's not forget to ask our candidates before the Aug. 26 primary what their views are on improving our animal welfare laws. Vermont...

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