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In view of what has happened recently in Russia and two years ago in China, where people are yearning for democracy and are rebelling against communism, maybe what the Vietnam veterans were fighting for 25 years ago wasn`t the mistake everyone professed. The ideals were there. It just wasn`t the right time or place.

Oh, how time and a victory in the Persian Gulf have changed the world.