1978 - Me, my brothers & cousins at #Bidong Island, #Malaysia#RefugeesCamp before we were transferred to #Galang refugees camp in Indonesia, in early 1979. One cousin, Bill, was born at Indonesian camp & was in my Aunt's belly at time this photo was taken.
In face of heavy military and political failures in both zones North & South Viet Nam, and the ever-stronger protest movement against the U.S. #WarOfAggression in Viet Nam by the peoples the world over, #UnitedStates included, #LBJohnson had to declare the limited bombings in North Viet Nam on March 31, 1968.
Today in Labor History December 7, 2010: Julian Assange was arrested in London and the US declared war on Wikileaks. To this date, he is still in jail in the UK, and still facing deportation to the US, where he could be charged with espionage and sentenced to death, for the crime of journalism, and exposing US war crimes.
This #AntiWar song is about consequences of USA war on #Vietnam.
#USmilitary used #AgentOrange, a chemical herbicide defoliant. Killing full ecosystems. Killing & disabling people, to this day.
We're still trying to get US govt to pay for human damages reparations, decades later.