My dad was on the U.S.S Maddox, the boat that was “attacked” that started the Vietnam war. He said no one could understand why they were in the Tonkin gulf until one officer at breakfast goes “they sent us here to get blown up so they can start a war they really want to start.” https://t.co/1ZCpD2w6ea

— Justin Halpern (@justin_halpern) June 13, 2019