Why did everyone call the American soldiers baby killers?
Angie, The people who called soldiers baby killers for the most part were hippies and war demonstrators. These people were crude, selfish and frighten that they or someone they knew would have to go to Vietnam. Children died in Vietnam just like in any other war. It is a deplorable fact, children die in all wars. The American soldiers did everything possible to prevent this from happening. Thousands of American soldiers contributed money, time and material in building schools and hospitals for the Vietnamese including the children. We would get candy in SP packs and would save the candy for the kids that we may encounter. The kids were great and I enjoyed my encounters with them even though it was limited. I received a letter from Michael Herrera who was also a medic with the 101st Airborne and he attached a short story that he had written about a Vietnamese child. Here is a copy of that short story. “FANTASTIC VOYAGE” By Michael Herrera I was assigned to a medical company with the101s
