tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post6084740745995837445..comments2023-12-21T07:05:42.464-05:00Comments on Erik's Choice: Words in the Mourning TimeErik Donald Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-8373096931396691662008-02-11T23:58:00.000-05:002008-02-11T23:58:00.000-05:00That image is one of the images of that war that i...That image is one of the images of that war that is forever going to be in my head, along with the Viet Cong guerilla being summarily executed by the police chief and the helicopters being dumped in the ocean. <BR/><BR/>RE the bonus army-- two of the officers sent in to disperse the Bonus Army were Douglas Macarthur and Dwight Eisenhower.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-51334628052053161942008-02-10T22:19:00.000-05:002008-02-10T22:19:00.000-05:00Thanks all for the comments!Go, Amy Winehouse! Oo...Thanks all for the comments!<BR/><BR/>Go, Amy Winehouse! Ooorah.<BR/><BR/>Mark, she seems incredibly stoic, brave, and in shock all at the same time. <BR/><BR/>Lana, your comment also reminds me of the Bonus March back in '32; hence the next post . . .Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-37090419006048700712008-02-10T16:42:00.000-05:002008-02-10T16:42:00.000-05:00So sad, so horrific. The photo reminds me of a mor...So sad, so horrific. The photo reminds me of a more modern one I'll never forget--the single guy at Tiennamen Square (sp?), standing in front of a line of tanks with a grocery bag in hand.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-42228068071474988112008-02-10T13:49:00.000-05:002008-02-10T13:49:00.000-05:00I worked for a woman from Vietnam in Philadelphia ...I worked for a woman from Vietnam in Philadelphia whose father remained in country while her mother became a refugee in the States. For some reason, her connection with this particular scene was palpable.<BR/><BR/>Just finished Dương Thu Hương's <I>Novel Without A Name</I> from the Vietnamese perspective & will post on it at some point. Also, John McCain's biography gives yet more insight into the brutalities of the war coming from every direction.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-29153558581927762562008-02-10T11:17:00.000-05:002008-02-10T11:17:00.000-05:00It's good to know that she survived.It's good to know that she survived.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-34605736509937281312008-02-10T10:11:00.000-05:002008-02-10T10:11:00.000-05:00wondering if she is not crying in the film because...wondering if she is not crying in the film because she is in shock or because of all she had seen before that day?<BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/><BR/>markthe walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-28118528284405624252008-02-09T21:35:00.000-05:002008-02-09T21:35:00.000-05:00The Poem is pretty! I always had curiosity to know...The Poem is pretty! I always had curiosity to know if this girl had survived. Debtor, Érik! BeijusLuma Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394185608282393159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-5087657333987871482008-02-09T20:54:00.000-05:002008-02-09T20:54:00.000-05:00I had no idea there was footage associated with th...I had no idea there was footage associated with that iconic photo. That's some of the most gruesome video I've ever seen. I'm glad to hear that she's alive and apparently doing well today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com