Our turbulent times may provide lessons for today

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary, of the fall of Saigon, Vietnam. That event signaled an end to one of our most contentious wars. Last weekend, I watched a show that depicted a group of Vietnamese children (now grown ups), who were miraculously evacuated, before the fall. As I flashed back in my mind, I remembered that this news story was in many ways, the last chapter, of one of the most turbulent periods, in American History.