I didn’t know you are a veteran, Diana. Me too, albeit JAG when there were no wars, so I don’t brag about it.
YOU'RE A VETERAN PERIOD. i was in the bundesrepublik in the late '70s. my scout platoon sergeant was a soldier during thee vietnam era. because he was a tanker he never went to vietnam but he would be in germany for 2-3 years, stateside for 18 months and back in germany for another 2-3 years. we were still defending western europe from the soviet horde. i never saw combat but i trained soldiers in the '80s who later did and i know some of my training saved a life or two.