Posted by JerryS on August 20, 2014 at 14:19:46 from (98.80.97.83):
In Reply to: Vietnam photos posted by NCWayne on August 19, 2014 at 23:00:54:
Seems that every generation of American men has "their war"; my war would have been Vietnam, had I gone. When the draft started breathing down my neck in 1964-65 I decided to go in on my own terms: I enlisted, but with the provision that I would go to officer candidate school. Took and passed all the IQ/psych tests. Gave notice at work and was preparing to ship out. Couple of weeks passed; my recruiter called and said I had been rejected for the OCS program because of a weak knee. Still good enough for cannon fodder, though. "Skru that", says I, and I joined the Army Reserve.
Like Goose below, I sometimes wonder about how my life would have been different if I had gone on in to active duty. How would I have stood up to combat? I don't know--does anybody? Anyway, I have tremendous respect for those who did meet the challenge with courage and honor.
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