As most of you know, I ma 27 years old. By the time I was born in 1981, the Vietnam War had been over for several years. I have had the privilege of family members who made sure I was aware of the history of my country, both the good and the bad.
One of the stories I remember hearing my family speak of involved the now popular actress Jane Fonda. She has starred in numerous movies and T.V. shows, and once had a popular set of workout videos. However, she has a much different persona in many peoples minds. During the Vietnam War Jane Fonda visited Vietnam. Not the south where our soldiers were, but the north where our enemies were. She sat for pictures on a North Vietnamese anti aircraft gun, and when our soldiers who were prisoner tried to send messages home through her, she turned four of them in. Three of those soldiers were consequently beat to death, and the fourth was nearly killed.
The reason I am writing this article revolves around Fonda's recent nomination as one of this centuries "Greatest Women" by Barbara Walters. In my opinion, this is a slap in the face to all of the servicemen who served in Vietnam, and a stomp on the grave to all the Americans who died in that country. She is a traitor who should be put in jail, but she has a get out of jail free card. She is famous and a celebrity. It is sad that our memories are so short.
I guess history is important after all.
