Articles by Mark A. Ashwill
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From the Lion’s Den: An Open Letter (and Invitation) to Vietnam Veterans
Mark A. Ashwill – Huffington Post,
2 Sep 2013
When all was said and done, the U.S. government scurried away, leaving behind a legacy of death, destruction and human suffering on a Draconian scale that haunts Vietnam to this day. The ghosts of the Vietnam War continue to haunt the U.S by the number of veteran suicides, considerably more than those killed in action, the broken lives of survivors, and the country’s costly inability to come to terms with its past as prologue.
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Mark A. Ashwill – TRANSCEND Media Service,
26 Aug 2013
“United We Stand,” and “We’re Number One!” are commonplace mantras. “United We Stand” against what, whom, and why? “We’re Number One!,” in what respects?, one is tempted to ask.The assumption that “others” wish to be like “us,” and, by extension, the desire to mold them in our image, by force, if necessary, is the essence of the brand of missionary nationalism that has shaped U.S. foreign policy for generations.
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Mark A. Ashwill – Huffington Post,
19 Aug 2013
“One of our victims was searched when the shooting stopped and the bleeding continued and was found to be in possession of a medal. Our interpreter told us it was for heroism at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu fourteen years previous. While we were sent to war to fight communism, he had fought his whole life for his country’s right to self-determination. We traveled 12,000 miles to kill him for that.” — From I Would Rather Die Alone — for Peace: A Soldier’s Dream by Steve Banko, 2003
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