I think it was disingenuous of Lee to have Cap so self absorbed about Bucky during Nam. Rogers was still a commissioned officer in the United States Army at his awakening and to just ignore a national conflict no matter what your stance just sucks. I know Lee choose to stay out of the whole Nam political thing but he was more then happy to tackle American race relations, poverty, drug abuse and tons of other social issues. The only time Rogers was in Nam in the original cannon was in a single issue where he was fighting some of the Mandarin's troops to save some UN doctor in the warzone. I always thought Cap would be side by side with the troops no matter what the conflict because that is what he is, a soldier, a patriot, a symbol and our flag. Cap has never been a tool of the government but by God he is a symbol of the United States and to say that he isn't a flag waver, even when he wears it, just lessens the character and pisses me off. >:( But to be fair, over his run we have had both views as it all comes down to the writer and the editor at the time.
One of the greatest scenes of Cap was in "Blood and Glory" where Castle (ie Punisher) gave him the Vietnam Combat Infantry Badge and said, "You should have been over there. I'm not saying to condemn. It's just we needed good men at our backs, Captain. A soldier needs his allies." Cap looks down in reflection and as Castle walks away Rogers yells out "Captain Castle!" as he snaps into a salute to a fellow American soldier. The two salute in the rain in front of the Tomb of the Known soldier. Now that is some patriotic cheese baby and I want more of it.
But this opinion comes from an evil American bent on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ;)
Brian
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