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title: "4 Fighting Vietnam Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there and in some ways it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-longed-in-many-respects-to-actually-be-in-vietnam-and-be-2/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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> [I had lots of friends who were fighting in Vietnam and I am still friends with veterans of the war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-lightfoot/i-had-lots-of-friends-who-were-fighting-in-vietnam-and-i-am-still/)

[Gordon Lightfoot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-lightfoot/)

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> [“the entire rationale for fighting in Vietnam was rooted in faith. Faith that his elected leaders and military bosses knew what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-bowden/the-entire-rationale-for-fighting-in-vietnam-was-rooted-in-faith/)

[Mark Bowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-bowden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/mark-bowden-7188_faith_the-entire-rationale-for-fighting-in-vie_1878261.jpg)

> [“the problem is, my dad died while fighting in vietnam. he got hit head on with a cooked grenade. his head blew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-busey/the-problem-is-my-dad-died-while-fighting-in-vietnam-he-got-hit-head/)

[Gary Busey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-busey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/gary-busey-9184_dad-died_the-problem-is-my-dad-died-while-fightin_2666276.jpg)

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