America’s Longest war

By Jim Emerson, staff writer

One of the favorite talking points of the liberal press is to point out that war in Afghanistan is the longest in American History. This month we will take time to remember the events of 9-11 and how it changed our lives. As Americans we must remember that we did not start this war. Regardless of how the media tries to spin it, history proves this is not the longest war in America’s history. This is a myth and the liberals are being downright dishonest about it.

America’s involvement in Vietnam began in the 1950s and an exact date of the beginning of our involvement is still being debated by historians, but according to general consensus “the end date is generally assumed to be 29 Mar 73 – when the last US troops left Viet Nam.” (1) The last American in Vietnam was killed on May 15, 1975 during the Mayaguez incident. (2) The cold war lasted from 1946 to the fall of the Soviet Empire in 1991. 382 American lost their lives due to hostile action between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Korean War began 25 June 1950 and despite an armistice and a cessation of hostilities, a state of war still exists to this day on the peninsula. So it could be argued that these wars are the longest in American History but it’s not even close.

According to Richard Kolb, editor in chief of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Magazine, “Far and away, the longest American war was fought between American Indians and combined forces of English colonists, American settlers and US soldiers, extending from April 26, 1607 to Oct 5, 1898: 291 years.”  The war continued 122 years after America’s independence in 1776. (3)

So the next time you hear someone proclaiming the War on Terrorism is the longest war in American history you’ll know better.

To contact your Congressional Representative use this link: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

To read more use this link:

1. 1.      http://airforceassociation.blogspot.com/2011/08/china-length-of-wars.html
2. 2.      http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1949.html
3. 3.      http://digitaledition.qwinc.com/publication/?i=74462

This day in history September 3

1783: The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

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