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To: NorthMountain

Had his Senator get him out of the Army Reserve after only five months. This was during Vietnam.

My draft number was 9. I volunteered first & went.


24 posted on 11/19/2017 6:47:27 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: elcid1970

Hubby went in the Navy in 1960-1980, was part of Operation Frequent Wind aboard the USS Midway that pulled the AMB out, and off the coast of Cuba during the Missile Crisis, rest of the time he either taught or fixed Flight Deck electronics. Ret as a SCPO after 20 yrs.

Had quite a few male cousins drafted. 1 still limps from a shattered knee.


36 posted on 11/21/2017 4:41:00 AM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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