[Marxism] Obama on the Vietnam antiwar movement

[Louis Proyect]

Meanwhile, some of those in the so-called counter-culture of the Sixties 
reacted not merely by criticizing particular government policies, but by 
attacking the symbols, and in extreme cases, the very idea, of America 
itself - by burning flags; by blaming America for all that was wrong 
with the world; and perhaps most tragically, by failing to honor those 
veterans coming home from Vietnam, something that remains a national 
shame to this day.

full: 
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/30/obamas_patriotism_speech.html