Amnesia Quote by Ken Burns

“The Vietnam War was the boiling point of our generation. Young people of courage and commitment often chose opposite courses of action. So did…

— Mark Anthony Sullivan

The Vietnam War was a great tragedy for our country. And it is now far enough away so that one can study without using…

— Henry Kissinger

Vietnam is no longer a war, it's a country. I think that that's very important to understand. And the Vietnamese - last time a…

— Michael W. Michalak

All the wrong people remember Vietnam. I think all the people who remember it should forget it, and all the people who forgot it…

— Michael Herr

My fascination with war is because my dad was in World War II, and my brother was in Vietnam.

— Jeff Hanneman

For many Americans, 'Vietnam' is a word associated with war and the extraordinarily complex history between our countries. But since normalization began, the U.S.…

— Ben Rhodes

The Vietnam War was so obviously evil and bore down most heavily upon working class youth that it made me think about things more…

— Michael Yates

I am not haunted by memories of Vietnam. But I must admit I never thought we would again witness in my lifetime the specter…

— John McCain

Every country has its own perspective on the Second World War. This is not surprising when experiences and memories are so different.

— Antony Beevor

The [Vietnam] war's gone on for three years. And we'd thought we'd ended it because we'd done exactly what we were told and what…

— Bill Ayers

“From the perspective of nearly half a century, the Battle of Hue and the entire Vietnam War seem a tragic and meaningless waste. So…

— Mark Bowden

I was lost, and that war [in Vietnam] was very alienating - not that I was against it or for it, but I was…

— Oliver Stone