I was talking to my son one day about 15 years ago when he was in the 8th grade:
Son: "I'm meeting some friends after school."
Me: "Anybody I know?"
Son: mentioned a few names
Me "is *** **** from Viet Nam"
Son "Yes"
Me "Did you tell her I was in Viet Nam?"
Son "No"
Me: "Did you think that it might effect your friendship?"
Yes "uh, uh, yes"
My son is a terrific young man and ment no harm, he just gave me an honest answer.
But it broke my heart...
My uncle who was in Vietnam has similar attitude but he tries his best to manage it. My grandpa who was in Korea shared thoughts along those lines too.
