The older I get, the more shocking these photos are, because I look at these guys and I see kids. They’re so young, it’s insane. I don’t know how older adults can send kids like this to war.
FarCauliflower019 on
I worked with a guy who was told he was going to be drafted for Vietnam. A recruiter told him that if he volunteered, the army would send him to Germany instead. So he volunteered with the hope of being safe and coming home no problem. Sent him to Vietnam right after training and spent two years there.
zorroplateado on
My older bro’ graduated ’66, lost his college deferment a couple years later and got drafted. Spent 2 years in the army but got lucky and didn’t get sent to ‘Nam. It was all done by the time I was 18 in the mid 70’s. Glad your Dad made it through, too many didn’t. Alright! Alright! Alright! as Wooderson would say.
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God what a terrifying time to be a young man
The older I get, the more shocking these photos are, because I look at these guys and I see kids. They’re so young, it’s insane. I don’t know how older adults can send kids like this to war.
I worked with a guy who was told he was going to be drafted for Vietnam. A recruiter told him that if he volunteered, the army would send him to Germany instead. So he volunteered with the hope of being safe and coming home no problem. Sent him to Vietnam right after training and spent two years there.
My older bro’ graduated ’66, lost his college deferment a couple years later and got drafted. Spent 2 years in the army but got lucky and didn’t get sent to ‘Nam. It was all done by the time I was 18 in the mid 70’s. Glad your Dad made it through, too many didn’t. Alright! Alright! Alright! as Wooderson would say.