VETERANS’ DAY: Retired United States Army General Barry R. McCaffrey (private mercenary), Drug Policy Control Coordinator, speaking at the Vietnam War Memorial, in the District of Columbia, praises veterans of the Vietnamese-American War as unsung heroes:

       Our country [nation] did not treat you with the respect, support, and compassion that you deserved.  It was a shameful blot on our history to send our country’s [nation’s] young men and women off to this terrible conflict and then use our soldiers as objects of blame for the divisive political struggle that ripped the nation apart for a decade. … At least 80,000 of our ranks still suffer from severe service-connected disabilities; around 6% of our Vietnam War comrades suffer from drug abuse or dependence; 11% suffer from current alcohol abuse; many are homeless; and others still suffer from war-related psychological and physical problems.

Meanwhile, B.E. Smith, a Vietnam War veteran languishes in Federal prison, as a result of McCaffery’s persecution of californians, who have used medicinal marijuana—under a physician’s prescription—to treat military connected post-traumatic stress.

       [added 4/8/2023]