Marines Love The Zone

I believe that Bill O'reilly was one of the voices who attempted to point out to the good folks in congress the futility of our government's involvement in the Viet Nam war, way before it was fashionable to do so. This was a turbulent time in our country and long before a No-Spin Zone would come along and try to set things right.

Bill O'Reilly puts the liars on the spot and makes em fess up! And since I know how much the Marine Corps loves the concept of zones, I can't help thinking that they should add Bill's to their list; they have zones of influence, battle zones, friendly zones, hostile zones, combat zones, neutral zones and a whole mess of other zones. So it comes as no surprise that marines would embrace a No-Spin Zone, especially a fair and balanced one, headed up by a guy who wouldn't take any crap from the spinningest zone ever created – the US Government!

No matter, it was what it was and I blindly set forth to prove myself a man at 18, and joining the Marine Corps at the height of the Viet Nam war was my way of doing it. It wasn't long before I wished I had never heard the word domino. Domino's is a game – played by politicians, I was just a marine trying to do a job and stay alive. For all of you people that spit on me at the airport in LA coming home from Viet Nam, and the stoned hippies that accused me of being a baby-killer -I dedicate this song to you – "From the Halls of Montezuma To the Shores of Tripoli…"

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