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To: mass55th
His draft number was so high, that he was never going to be reached for the draft anyway, so any deferment he had was moot. You would begrudge someone for choosing to get an education to better themselves, and not volunteer to get shot by your own people in the jungles of Vietnam?

His draft number is not the issue. He could have chosen to volunteer after he completed his education - he didn’t. Whatever you think of DeSantis - he did choose to volunteer.

50 posted on 06/12/2023 7:27:17 PM PDT by Fury
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To: Fury

What branch did you serve Fury?


51 posted on 06/12/2023 7:34:42 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: Fury
"He could have chosen to volunteer after he completed his education - he didn’t."

Oh for Christ's sake, condemn everyone then who chose not to enlist during the Vietnam War, but got an education instead, whether they had a high draft number or not. You are singling out one man when thousands in the same situation made the same decision. Are you that anal when it comes to other candidates?

52 posted on 06/12/2023 7:41:05 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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