Art, that's an excellent point. I'd not really thought about the riot-control training of that Guard unit, though it would seem obvious now that it was minimal to none. I keep thinking about those kids who did the shooting, who were prevented from talking about it and dealing with it, either by their own denial or by institutional policy.

McGrath, that reminder is always appropriate. 55,000 Americans, vs. how many hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese. We use those blinders a lot.

WhistleStop, as one who frequently injects musical discussion into nonmusical threads, I certainly don't object. As long as 'Spaw tells us the punchline, of course!

Aloha,
Mark