I have every sympathy for the Vets who spent their year in Vietnam. I can empathise with thier distaste for Jane Fonda's actions.

I have no respect for those who used daddy's influence to avoid service up at the sharp end.

I have even less respect for those who were "economical with the truth" to manipulate public and political oppinion and authorisation into a conflict.

And Henry K got a peace prize ?

At least us Brit's had enough sense to realise which way the winds of change were blowing !

I suspect that one of the reasons that the British economy was so badley handeled in the 1950's and 60's was that the best and brightest were left, "Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire", and much of the best of the next generation of middle management died in Corvettes, MTB's (PT Boats) and Lancasters and Wellingtons.

But I suspect thats something for another thread.

Gareth.