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thompsonx -> RE: Enjoy your Veterans' Day celebrations (11/14/2011 7:32:27 AM)
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ORIGINAL: willbeurdaddy
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ORIGINAL: Fightdirecto
In the late 1970s, some American companies had a policy of NOT hiring Viet-Nam Veterans, alleging that they were all psychos, drug addicts or both.
And there were some companies that had a policy of favoring Vietnam (there is no hyphen, are you sure you're a vet?) veterans, recognizing their leadership and experiences would be beneficial. So what's your point?
Questioning a mans service because you do not approve of how he spells viet nam. This is clearly the most asinine thing you have ever posted.
The name Việt Nam (Vietnamese pronunciation: [vjə̀tnam]) is a variation of "Nam Việt" (南越; pinyin: Nányuè; literally Southern Việt), a name that can be traced back to the Trieu dynasty (2nd century BC).[17] The word "Việt" originated as a shortened form of Bách Việt (百越; pinyin: Bǎiyuè), a word applied to a group of peoples then living in southern China and Vietnam.[18] The form "Vietnam" (越南) is first recorded in the oracular poem Sấm Trạng Trình.[19] It has been found on 12 steles carved in the 16th and 17th centuries, including one at Bao Lam Pagoda in Haiphong that was carved in 1558.[20] Between 1804 and 1813, the name was used officially by Emperor Gia Long.[21] It was revived in the early 20th century by nationalists such as Phan Boi Chau, and most notably by the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang (Vietnamese Nationalist Party).[22] The country was usually called Annam until 1945, when Emperor Bao Dai changed the official name back to "Việt Nam".[22] Since the use of Chinese characters was discontinued at this time, the alphabetic spelling is official
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