THE GULF WAR: The International Front : Words on the War
‘The nation should brace for a repetition of one of the worst outcomes of the Vietnam era: forgotten vets lingering in inadequate veterans’ hospitals. This is a place and time where patriotic fervor and the diligence of a Ralph Nader can energetically combine. Citizens can start by touring the veterans’ facilities in their area and telling their congressmen what they find. I can even see some of the thousands of the real “China Beach” nurses, now in their 40s, suiting up and going back to the wards. The troops will need them very soon.’
--JOHN WHEELER, a West Point alumnus, chaired the drive to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.
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