Well in my opinion it was a sinceless War fought in the descise of fighting Communism when it was legal to be a Communist here in the USA. Why did we have to go half around the World to fight Communism when we had a Communist country 90 miles off the shore of Florida? The only answer I can think of fighting in Cuba wouldn't have lasted long enough to boost our economy and was too close for comfort for elected politicians. I don't regret serving. What I regret is 50,000 plus didn't make it back alive.