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Tuesday, July 19, 2016
History Quiz
An airman being captured by Vietnamese in Truc Bach Lake, Hanoi in 1967. The
airman is future Senator John McCain who spent over five years being tortured in a Vietnamese prison camp. Donald J. Trump recently mocked his service.
I am a not so recently retired social studies teacher and basketball coach. Still hunting birds though now with a camera instead of a gun.
Nature devotee, dog lover, birder, gardener and semi-retired all around outdoor adventure seeker.
Troutbirder II is my alter ego. He loves books and history and is an opponent of unnecessary, unplanned and unending "preemptive wars". A former moderate Republican, he spent the Bush II years gradually converting to "yellow dog" Democrat. He is now somewhat unhappy with the Democrats abandonment of unions and cozying up to Wall Street. This is promoting a gradual drift towards Democratic Socialism though he remains "flexible...
7 comments:
I am horrified, but not surprised, that DJT mocked. It shows what kind of man he really is.
I guessed Vietnam but had no clue as to the specific event.
I was lost
I was pretty sure it was Vietnam era and an American airman but I would have not guessed John McCain. Amazing shot.
An awful war/conflict ... sad, sad time in our history.
What kind of a man makes fun of a POW/ war hero? The same guy who makes fun of a handicapped person. Shameful.
I failed this one!
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