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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;windwalker, post: 1481671, member: 38923&quot;]I remember this period very well.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t until the Vietnam Wall was erected that we were welcomed home like other soldiers.&nbsp; At that time we threw our own welcome home parade in DC.</p><p><br /></p><p>We were treated better in Australia and Thailand than we were in our own country.&nbsp; People say that they were not against us just the war.&nbsp; That&#039;s pure poppycock.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, to keep this relevant to the thread I wonder why MacArthur was selected for the gold coin and if there is plans to honor the Navy officers also who were awarded the five star rank?</p><p><br /></p><p>I really don&#039;t think that we will ever see this rank awarded again.&nbsp; These men were really one time honorees who took us through some dark time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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