On Sun, 13 Nov 2016 07:02:50 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

Maybe, but in the early to mid 70's cable tv had arrived and we got a lot of our war news from your big 3 networks.

That explains a lot. TV is just a mix of opinion and propaganda. I
molded a lot of my opinion talking to vets who were there, some as
early as 1963-4. (one Army Green Beret, one a Force Recon Marine)
My roomie and childhood friend was Recon 2 tours 66-68. When he came
home after Tet, it was clear this was not going to come out well.