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It is understood that Paper Money show some harsh history and difficult subjects.  The consenses of the group is that it is beneficial for people to know about history---Even if it is ugly! However, the next step is for people to get involved to help others.

DLW (12/6/17)  If you erase the visible historical evidence of the past from visual memory, you allow the victors to rewrite history as they so choose. And so you allow history to continually be repeated, to the benefit of the victors. These "paper money messages" are the embodiment of Free Speech, and must be protected under our Constitutional and common law rights to Free Speech.

CO (12/7/17) Images of TRUTH from the past or present only makes the sleeping sheep and oppressors uncomfortable.....can't forget or move on from what is STILL happening today!  Maybe updated recent images of the LYNCHINGS, MURDERS, ENSLAVEMENT,  KIDNAPPINGS, RAPES or UNJUST IMPRISONMENT of our people would be better to see.  While the "don't want to see" want us to.....move on.

RS (12/5/17)  History should offend, then perhaps it will not be repeated.

GF (12/2/17) Revisionist history is a seriously damaging influence in any culture . Revisionists teach the future to commit the crimes of the past .

DK (11/29/17) Old Saying: The Truth will Free YOU" Good, Bad & Ugly. We ALL Must Know the TRUTH.

CN (11/28/17) I agree 100% that understanding history in context is crucial to the betterment of mankind.

CB (11/27/17)  You can't have only good history or it's not a complete story. However, and I know this from experience, if you talk about history as a whole you will be considered non patriotic and called names, lol.

WM (11/27/17) REALITY has a way of awakening the slow mind.

SS (11/27/17) If we sugar coat history then we're doing a disservice to future generations.

WM (11/26/17) Knowledge of history is key to the future.  Recall the old truism:  'He who ignores the failures from history is doomed to repeat them.

RT (12/1/17) MPC was a joke. Many didn't know the collected MPC just went somewhere else like Japan, Korea, Philippines, etc, it was circulated throughout the Orient. The real reason was to curtail illegal money laundering in green backs which was rampant. Use to disgust me when the Vietnamese was paid in MPC only to have it void and obsolete. Told many to hold on to it in a year or so may come back. Paid them in Vietnamese currency, some object then came conversion.

MPC was for use by military and US civilian personnel only for monetary transactions in Vietnam. There existed a black market for greenbacks  (US currency). Soldiers would pay their barrack maids and it was used in illicit activities. Most black market transactions were done in Vietnamese currency. Five individuals were caught in a scheme where they converted  $86 million from MPC to greenbacks, sold the greenbacks, and repaid the $86 million. Only got caught because one of them couldn't keep their mouth shut.

A book could be written on the black market. It was everywhere Korea, Japan, Okinawa, Germany, etc. Basically, it consisted of an individual buying products from the military exchange and commissary and selling on the local market for exchange of local currency. There was no specific black market for MPC. One example, you could purchase  $300.00 commissary items and make a  $150.00 to $200.00 profit. You could purchase 10 cartons of cigarettes and triple your profit.  It was also influence by the dollar value. For example, if the German mark drop in value, it effected the profit margin. We had many dealing in money manipulation by buying currency at a lower rate in one country such as Korea and selling at a higher rate in Japan. Needless to say the Criminal Investigation Division of all military services were kept busy investigating illegal operations. This doesn't even scratch the surface.