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Post by carol on Aug 20, 2014 23:39:16 GMT -5
I saw this post on Facebook.The Waltons reached people in way's we'd never imagine
THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL STATMENT Victor Buhler posted this on the Earl Hamner Fan Club RICHARD THOMAS SAID A RETURNING VIETNAM VETERAN TOLD HIM THAT HE SPENT TIME IN A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP IN HANOI. IN ORDER TO SURVIVE PSYCHOLOGICALLY, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY--THE SOLDIERS CALLED 'GOOD NIGHT' TO EACH OTHER JUST LIKE "THE WALTONS". THE IMPACT OF EARL HAMNER'S CREATION IS FAR REACHING. THE SERIES AIRS ON 3 CABLE CHANNELS TODAY!
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Post by Brenda on Aug 21, 2014 7:33:06 GMT -5
How many of you remember the POW/MIA bracelets during the Vietnam War? They were very popular when I was in high school. Did any of you have one?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 12:08:49 GMT -5
I have heard OF the bracelets, but never saw one. Did you have one, Brenda?
And Carol, that was a great story to share, very uplifting. Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 12:31:34 GMT -5
I saw this post on Facebook.The Waltons reached people in way's we'd never imagine THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL STATMENT Victor Buhler posted this on the Earl Hamner Fan Club RICHARD THOMAS SAID A RETURNING VIETNAM VETERAN TOLD HIM THAT HE SPENT TIME IN A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP IN HANOI. IN ORDER TO SURVIVE PSYCHOLOGICALLY, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY--THE SOLDIERS CALLED 'GOOD NIGHT' TO EACH OTHER JUST LIKE "THE WALTONS". THE IMPACT OF EARL HAMNER'S CREATION IS FAR REACHING. THE SERIES AIRS ON 3 CABLE CHANNELS TODAY! Did the say "Goodnight Mary Ellen, Goodnight Erin, Goodnight Elizabeth"?
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Post by Brenda on Aug 21, 2014 12:43:21 GMT -5
I have heard OF the bracelets, but never saw one. Did you have one, Brenda? And Carol, that was a great story to share, very uplifting. Thanks. No, I never had one. I just remember them.
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Post by carol on Aug 21, 2014 12:58:19 GMT -5
I saw this post on Facebook.The Waltons reached people in way's we'd never imagine THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL STATMENT Victor Buhler posted this on the Earl Hamner Fan Club RICHARD THOMAS SAID A RETURNING VIETNAM VETERAN TOLD HIM THAT HE SPENT TIME IN A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP IN HANOI. IN ORDER TO SURVIVE PSYCHOLOGICALLY, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY--THE SOLDIERS CALLED 'GOOD NIGHT' TO EACH OTHER JUST LIKE "THE WALTONS". THE IMPACT OF EARL HAMNER'S CREATION IS FAR REACHING. THE SERIES AIRS ON 3 CABLE CHANNELS TODAY! Did the say "Goodnight Mary Ellen, Goodnight Erin, Goodnight Elizabeth"? I would imagine that they said goodnight to each other Walton Style.
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Post by carol on Aug 21, 2014 12:59:38 GMT -5
How many of you remember the POW/MIA bracelets during the Vietnam War? They were very popular when I was in high school. Did any of you have one? I don't remember them but then I was only 8 years old when the war ended.
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Post by pabby6060 on Aug 21, 2014 13:12:59 GMT -5
How many of you remember the POW/MIA bracelets during the Vietnam War? They were very popular when I was in high school. Did any of you have one? I had one, as did most of my friends at the time. Here's a link to the history of the original bracelets: thewall-usa.com/bracelet.aspAttachments:
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Post by Brenda on Aug 21, 2014 13:57:37 GMT -5
How many of you remember the POW/MIA bracelets during the Vietnam War? They were very popular when I was in high school. Did any of you have one? I had one, as did most of my friends at the time. Here's a link to the history of the original bracelets: thewall-usa.com/bracelet.aspThanks, pabby. It must have been when I was in college that they were popular. I graduated from high school in 1969. What did you do with your bracelet? Did you ever make contact with the serviceman whose whose name was on it (or his family)?
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Post by pabby6060 on Aug 21, 2014 15:11:18 GMT -5
No, I didn't. I was only about 10 or 11 at the time (I graduated from HS in 1978), and that was long before the age of computers and the internet! The bracelets only included name, rank and date the serviceman went missing, so there wasn't much information to go on ... no birthdate or state of residence. They were mainly intended to raise awareness that there were many who still had not returned home, and to keep this in the public's mind so that the government continued efforts to find them. However, even to this day, I've read of bracelets being returned to the serviceman or his/her family by the original owner of the bracelet ... who's had it in their possession for decades! Here's a link to an interesting article on a woman who wore a POW bracelet for 40 years and finally made contact with his family! www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-wears-pow-mia-bracelet-for-nearly-40-years/
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Post by pabby6060 on Aug 21, 2014 15:54:37 GMT -5
Ariel, I included this link in a previous post: thewall-usa.com/bracelet.aspThey weren't intended for profit or protest, but were for awareness and remembrance.
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Post by sdw on Aug 21, 2014 16:21:06 GMT -5
My Mom had a bracelet,I don't know if she still has it.
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Post by JeriJet on Aug 21, 2014 16:27:04 GMT -5
Ariel, I included this link in a previous post: thewall-usa.com/bracelet.aspThey weren't intended for profit or protest, but were for awareness and remembrance.
I'm very glad that was their purpose.... dignified, meaningful.... We had more than enough of controversial displays at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 17:17:20 GMT -5
I am confused. I thought that Vietnam was a war that the public hated and did NOT support the troops. Don't these bracelets contradict that ?
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Post by JeriJet on Aug 21, 2014 17:21:15 GMT -5
I am confused. I thought that Vietnam was a war that the public hated and did NOT support the troops. Don't these bracelets contradict that ? Some of the public "hated" it.... but particularly those who had sons, fathers, brothers fighting tended to show some level of support.... The bracelets were no indication of one's opinion of the war.... simply much-deserved support of MIA's and POW's.
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