That sticks in my mind to this day. Beyond that is the memory of “old friends” ganging up on me at the local hangout screaming baby killer and all the other insults of the day. I resent them to this day.

Many of them were in my graduating class of High School. When reunion time rolls around, I get asked why I’m not going, and I say because of the shit back in the 60’s. I’ve been told more than once that “that doesn’t matter anymore”. Well I think it matters, and the fact that they don’t think it matters is exactly why I think they are POS.

I’m a member of an active disabled veteran group run out of the Providence VA hospital. We have begun to see these kinds of incidents reported. It’s sad to see a repeat of the hatred thrown at our servicemembers, who serve with the honorable intentions of serving their country, and us.

I go out of my way to thank young servicepeople I meet. They have left their homes and their families under dangerous conditions, for the good of all of us. It’s not their fault when the political system or a President makes some bad choices and gets us stuck in some ugly, god forsaken place.

Blame the people you voted for, not the servicemen and women.