vietnam, he won the pulitzer prize, for his book, a bright shining lie. about america s unwinnable war in vietnam. these two men did these crucial reporting on the ground in vietnam, that began to tell americans what s really happening in van numb. and their writing is full of repertory will skill, but also the insight of an experience that has fermented into a wisdom. david died in 2007. neil died in january of this year. if they could join us tonight, we would be so much the wiser, about what we are seeing, again. in afghanistan now. and how it mirrors the on winding of what neil called, the bright shining lie, about vietnam. the american commander of forces in vietnam, said, in