'Lemon Juice' Bruce

Friday, September 29, 2017


Vietnam '67 

Historians, veterans and journalists recall 1967 in Vietnam, 

a year that changed the war and changed America.


Opinion - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/column/vietnam-67?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=Collection&region=Marginalia&src=me&version=column&pgtype=article
  1. The Tiger Force Atrocities

    In 1967, a single Army platoon killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians, and no one was held responsible.
    By MICHAEL SALLAH
    Sept. 26, 2017
  2. How Vietnam Killed the Great Society

    By the fall of 1967, Lyndon Johnson had finally realized that he could not fund guns and butter.
    By MARK ATWOOD LAWRENCE
    Sept. 23, 2017
  3. Discussing ‘The Vietnam War’

    What do you think of the new documentary from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick?
    Sept. 19, 2017
  4. How Not to ‘Win Hearts and Minds’

    America’s failure to understand Vietnam’s culture and people doomed the war effort.
    By GEORGE C. HERRING
    Sept. 19, 2017
  5. What Trump Needs to Learn From Vietnam

    The stalemate strategy didn’t work there. It won’t in Afghanistan either.
    By DAVID ELLIOTT
    Sept. 16, 2017
  6. The Forgotten Victims of Agent Orange

    The United States has acknowledged the horrifying effects of Agent Orange on its military veterans. Why won’t it do the same for Vietnamese citizens?
    By VIET THANH NGUYEN and RICHARD HUGHES
    Sept. 16, 2017
  7. South Vietnam Had an Antiwar Movement, Too

    Like most students in the United States, most South Vietnamese students only wanted the violence and fighting to stop.
    By VAN NGUYEN MARSHALL
    Sept. 15, 2017
  8. See Beautiful Vietnam!

    In 1967, South Vietnam was at war — but it was also busy promoting itself as a tourist destination.
    By SCOTT LADERMAN
    Sept. 12, 2017
  9. What I Saw on the Way to the Revolution

    In 1967, I dropped out of college to be an artist. Six months later, I was a violent radical. What happened?
    By JONATHAN LERNER
    Sept. 12, 2017
  10. The Cold Warrior Who Never Apologized

    Walt Rostow, an M.I.T. professor turned national security adviser, epitomized the overweening confidence of the civilian strategists of Vietnam.
    By JONATHAN STEVENSON
    Sept. 9, 2017












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'Lemon Juice' Bruce
I was born in Melbourne, Australia. In my youth, I was a draft resister and anti-war activist against the American War in Viet Nam, and Australia's participation in it. I 'dropped out' of a teacher training course to work full-time against the war and for peace, a life-changing decision. Later, I lived for 19 years in Cassilis, East Gippsland for an alternative country lifestyle. In 1996, I came to Viet Nam on an adventure holiday with Intrepid Travel, which became another life-changing event. I found my new home here in Viet Nam, and worked as a tour group leader for nearly 27 years, travelling up and down this amazing and beautiful country. In Viet Nam, even my name changed to "Lemon Juice" Bruce, but really I am still the same Bruce McPhie. What an inspiring country this is. The anti-Vietnam propaganda and misinformation of the past sometimes continues today. It's not easy to clear the mind of a lifetime of this, but when you discover the true magic of Viet Nam you are richly rewarded, enlightened, and understand the world in a whole new way. "Come to Viet Nam, and visit the world!"
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