Benjamin Franklin was famous for wearing his simple ‘Ditto Suit’ to the French Court in 1778 after two years of war against the assault of one of the world’s superpowers England. The men of the court mocked his suit cut of the same silk for both coat and pants and unadorned with lace or different colored sashes or waistcoats.

“I am persuaded, a pleasure in reflecting on the generous benevolence of the action in assisting oppressed people” – Benjamin Franklin on Louis XVI

Vice-President Vance who laughed at Real America’s Voice host Brian Glenn’s derision of the Ukrainian President needs to remember the history of the nation he pretends to love.

JD Vance then took that cue of mockery to say it was disrespectful for Zelensky to wear the symbols of his nation’s struggle.

Vance then further attacked the Ukrainian President claiming that Ukraine was sending conscripts to the front. Actually a reversal of criticism of Putin’s need for Russia to send conscripts to attack Ukraine. Vance somehow forgot that US sent conscripts to the front in Vietnam. A full 30 percent of whom died in that US conflict.

It might be understandable for Trump to forget such a lesson in US military history. After all Trump used money to buy his way out of Vietnam service. However, one would think that after actually serving and military veteran, Vance would understand how nations force their citizens into combat during times of war or conflict. Especially a conflict as important as being invaded by a super power. Vance, after all, was a reporter during the US-Iraq invasion. The US called up more than 80,000 reserves to fight that war to protect him while he wrote apparent ‘touchy-feely’ articles about military life in the war.

Luckily for Vance and his three children, Benjamin Franklin was able to obtain understanding help and financing from one of the world’s great superpowers to fight the aggression by one of the world’s other superpowers. Vance’s children live, today, with freedom and liberty. It is the very thing the Ukrainians are fighting and hoping for their children.

Look hard Mr Vance and Mr Trump. The symbol on this map of Ukraine is that of a nation fighting just like 1778 US. The same symbol found on the Ukrainian President’s ‘Ditto Suit.’