I asked a boomer south viet expat for their opinion on this, they said "maybe they're playing"

My dad in Vietnam. His first wife whom I know only from Facebook sent me this. I asked him about it and he said they regularly interrogated locals for info. I never knew this side of the man.

  • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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    10 months ago

    With a smile on your face while you have a gun pointed at a random woman's head?

    Just a reminder, this guy could've chosen to be among the heroes who fragged their officers or who defected; this guy chose to point a gun at civilians' heads.

    • ButtBidet [he/him]
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      10 months ago

      "I'm not sure that"... comrade, please take my words literally. At 18 I didn't know shit about the world. I wasn't even a proper leftist till 20. @Lucien@hexbear.net

      • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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        10 months ago

        Fair enough, I can't say with certainty I wouldn't have accepted the draft at 18 and ended up in this situation; I had a tendency to follow orders a lot more than think for myself at that age, and probably could've ended up in a similar situation, and sadly even military recruiters today prey on kids who don't really grasp what they'll be doing if they join.