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I was in the US Army during Vietnam. Part of the time, I was stationed at Ft. Lewis, Washington. I had a car while stationed there and on my car highly visible on the rear window was a peace symbol. I drove and parked my car on base. I was never asked to remove it; in fact, no one ever said anything about it. That was the attitude during that period. The peace movement was so much a part of the culture of that time that I could as an Army sergeant at an American base have a peace symbol on my car without incident. The fact that the Republicans used Bill Ayers as a negative for Barack Obama in this election shows how little they know about history. It was a different time with different attitudes. I didn't realize it then, but it was also a better time for free expression.
