Letters: Jun. 22, 1981

To the Editors:

Your Essay regarding Viet Nam [June 1] and its veterans was probably the most powerful and thoughtful piece I have read on the subject. If we fail to learn from the lesson of Viet Nam, we will have salvaged nothing from our debacle. We will have gained no wisdom from our pain and allowed our fear and ignorance to pave the way for future tragedies.

Igor Bobrowsky, Editor

Newsletter of Viet Nam Veterans

of America

New York

In 1971 I served in Viet Nam. Ten years later, I am finally coming to...

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