A half century ago, critical race theory — CRT — was the exclusive purview of “intellectuals” squirreled away in Ivory Towers; it wasn’t a concept normal people thought about. Of course, real working folks didn’t think about voluntarily swallowing excrement back then either. Things have changed significantly in 2021. But where, exactly, was the gully that disproved CRT and when was it? Place: The Ho Bo Woods near Cu Chi in the Republic of Vietnam. Date: Feb. 2nd, 1969. The shadows emerging from underground burrows that Groundhog Day delivered a really bad forecast, but none of silhouettes belonged to Punxsutawney Phil. These shadows were armed with AK-47s and RPGs, rocket propelled grenades. It was my first exposure to combat, an all-day battle where far too many of my Delta Company brothers were tagged with the initials KIA and WIA — killed in action and wounded in action. Having been in-country only 3 weeks, my day started as a squad leader but ended as the platoon leader. KIA and WIA were responsible.

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