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Shea Tuttle
@SheaTuttle
Writer/parent/spouse/student/citizen. Books: "Exactly as You Are: The Life and Faith of Mister Rogers" "Can I Get a Witness?" https://t.co/qTIjHpSOcI she/her
Jan 6, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
A thread on war, peace, and #MisterRogers:

In January of 1968, Ho Chi Minh launched the Tet Offensive, a massive, surprise, coordinated attack that mobilized 84,000 troops against cities and villages across South Vietnam. (1/10) As news of the offensive broke in the United States, CBS anchor Walter Cronkite voiced the nation's confusion and anger saying, "What the hell is going on? I thought we were winning the war." (2/10)