Retired Army. 21 years. Vietnam vet. Retired right after first gulf war (thankfully I went on terminal leave just before that stinking Klinton came on board).
Retired Air Force. 21 years. Vietnam vet. Retired right after first Gulf War. Had my papers in so I didn’t get deployed. Got a real nice certificate of recognition signed by President George HW Bush. If I had waited a few months longer to retire Clinton would have been president and I would tore up the certificate if his name had been on it.