Tag Archives: Vietnam war

The Death of Thich Quang Duc – June 11, 1963

Posted on June 12, 2022 by toritto

This repost is for those too young to remember Vietnam, their father’s hell. Memorial to Thich Quang Duc – Ho Chi Minh City Thich Quang Duc was a Buddhist – a Vietnamese Buddhist living in South Vietnam in 1963. South … Continue reading →

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Julian Bond

Posted on August 17, 2015 by toritto

Julian Bond died yesterday. Wikipedia will tell you that Bond “ was an American social activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor, and writer. While a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 1960s, … Continue reading →

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The Wall – A Repost

Posted on May 24, 2015 by toritto

There are 58,272 names listed on that polished black wall. Fifty Eight Thousand Two Hundred Seventy two. The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized.  … Continue reading →

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The Messenger – 1967

Posted on May 17, 2015 by toritto

When your son was killed that Summer night you were filling up the car; you didn’t know ‘till you saw my face what I already knew. While you slept your husband died on a hill outside Dak To; you had … Continue reading →

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The Death of Thich Quang Duc

Posted on March 16, 2015 by toritto

  Yesterday, I was reminded, was the anniversary of the My Lai massacre.  This repost is for those too young to remember Vietnam, their father’s hell. Memorial to Thich Quang Duc – Ho Chi Minh City Thich Quang Duc was … Continue reading →

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