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frustratedpilot

War Reenacting Turns A Page

Aug 18, 2009 02:09

News Item: Enthusiasts Are Now Bringing Back "The 'Nam".

Had to happen sooner or later. In fact, Michael Moore and some Civil War reenactors lampooned the Fall of Saigon on his TV Nation program some years ago ( Read more... )

time, vietnam, war, history, iraq, military, war on terror, the 1970s, cold war

Comments 2

sins_of_pride August 18 2009, 17:28:34 UTC

I've always wanted to attend an actual reenactment of a game with strict guidelines like WWII reenactment or I guess 'Nam now.

Airsoft teams have been recreating every military and fantasy event they can for years.
One minute I have an invite to a Fallout themed match and a weekend later I hear reviews of a Vietnam or later milsim game.

frustratedpilot August 18 2009, 20:17:55 UTC

Balanced squad-on-squad shootouts rarely happen in war. One side or the other has superior numbers or superior firepower and can overwhelm their opponents. And the more famous battles of modern times featured weapons that go far beyond what's possible with Airsoft or paintball. Want to convert pickup trucks into tanks and reenact 84 Easting or The Chinese Farm? ;)

I was too young for Vietnam to have an early impact on me and I didn't learn much about it till I was a teenager. The first I saw of war in the news was terrorism: Black September at Munich; LAPD blasting the SLA to cinders; Troubles in Northern Ireland; the Israelis versus the PFLP and the Ugandans at Entebbe.