What was the main difference between the war in Vietnam and the war in Iraq? George Bush had a plan to get out of Vietnam.

Not the typical format for a post here, but thought it was worth sharing My grandfather passed away this week, and I'll always remember him for his jokes. He served in the military when he was younger, then raised 3 kids (including my mother). When my mother and my father were dating, he went over to their house just to stop by (he worked not too far away), and he saw my grandmother scratching off a lottery ticket. He asks ""You ever win anything off of those tickets?"", and my grandmother repli…

Yesterday, I wore my Vietnam Veterans cap when I went to Wal-Mart. Since I retired, trips to Wally World to look at the 'Wal-Martians' is always good for some comic relief. While standing in line to check out, the guy in front of me, probably in his early thirties, asked, ""Are you a Vietnam Vet?"" ""No,"" I replied. ""Then why are you wearing that cap?"" ""Because I couldn't find the one from the War of 1812."" [I thought this was a snappy retort.] ""The War of 1812, huh?"" the 'Wal-Martian' qu…

A crippled war veteran was walking down the street... ... and walking towards him was what seemed to be another grizzled man dragging one limp foot across the sidewalk. As they approached closer, the crippled veteran gives the other man a nod of mutual respect and says, ""Vietnam. 40 years back."" The other man replies, ""Dog shit. 40 feet back.""