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My dad peeled potatoes in France during the Berlin

Posted on: March 29, 2023 at 11:05:06 CT

MrTruman2U MU

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crisis (or so he told us) having missed out on leave due to a disagreement with his Sargent

He was lucky he served between Korea and Vietnam. He had a much younger brother who draft dodged Vietnam and ended up doing a little time.

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Would you have been drafted (and if so, would you - Spanky KU - 3/29 10:37:05

I know two guys who refused to go and did some prison - TigerMatt KC - 3/29 12:21:21

It said if i was born a day earlier i would have been called - tigerNkc KC - 3/29 12:08:35

I was #97 in 1971---turned down AF before being drafted - mu7176grad MU - 3/29 11:37:46

If you had taken the F-4 route, you would have missed VN - Spanky KU - 3/29 11:41:52

I looked at it as a commitment to career AF - mu7176grad MU - 3/29 11:47:10

or a way to transition to commercial airline pilot - Spanky KU - 3/29 11:52:02

I can't possibly tell you how I would respond to such - 90Tiger STL - 3/29 11:03:00

I get that... I would like to say I would have reported if - Spanky KU - 3/29 11:15:11

109. Since I voluntarily served, I would have went(nm) - tman MU - 3/29 10:55:54

204, Would have missed being called by one day.(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/29 10:52:07

Im number 1. Im number 1. Is that good? - MrTruman2U MU - 3/29 10:49:08

Those mean your number came up and you were - Spanky KU - 3/29 10:57:15

My dad peeled potatoes in France during the Berlin - MrTruman2U MU - 3/29 11:05:06

Mine was called in 1970 - El-ahrairah UGA - 3/29 10:43:13

Ali did the moral thing and stood up as a CO - Spanky KU - 3/29 10:46:52

Sure it is - El-ahrairah UGA - 3/29 11:02:21

Failing a physical is not a moral or immoral act - Spanky KU - 3/29 11:10:42

194 called in 1970 - ashtray UF - 3/29 10:42:45

Would you have applied for CO status? Fled to Canada? - Spanky KU - 3/29 10:47:35

yes, if CO status failed, definitely not (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/29 10:49:52

What was asbestos like?(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 3/29 10:42:25