News My daughter thinks 2018 was the worst year ever. I’d nominate 1968, when I was in Vietnam. December 28, 2018 Thomas Dombrowsky, Opinion contributor Comments Off on My daughter thinks 2018 was the worst year ever. I’d nominate 1968, when I was in Vietnam. We lived through war, revolution and unrest in 1968. But we became a stronger country because we learned lessons and made changes. We can do that again.