N 1968 : The TUMULOUTOUS TIMES CONTINUE

The TET OFFENSIVE will begin in 3 months

North Vietnam is about to launch nationwide attack in the South leading to complete U S withdrawal.

In JANUARY 1968 the Viet Cong and  the North Vietnamese army will begin a devastating attack which leads to complete U S withdrawal in MARCH 1973.

Martin Luther King, Jr will be ASSASSINATED in 6 months

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The great & peace loving civil rights leader is killed as the Black Panther Party call for violence is escalating.  APRIL 4, 1968

Bobby Kennedy will be ASSASSINATED in 8 months

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Bobby Kennedy, the younger brother of JFK, had just won the California Democratic Primary for President.

JUNE 6, 1968

Returning VETS were scorned!!

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For the first time in U S history, War Veterans were disrespected and often assaulted.

The VFW rejected War Vets.

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Even War Heroes with two Silver Star medals were NOT allowed in  VFW Posts.

FINALLY some RESPECT

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The Vietnam War Memorial was built in 1982.  It lists the names of each of the 58,318 U S soldier, marine, and seaman who valiantly sacrificed their young life. WOODSTOCK