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To: Signalman
There was a time when actors and movie personalities were patriots.

There was a time when citizens were patriots (serving in the military); not so much anymore. What, 3%?

22 posted on 06/25/2018 1:33:38 AM PDT by Ace's Dad ("America is Great because America is Good " - Alexis de Tocqueville)
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To: Ace's Dad
There was a time when citizens were patriots (serving in the military); not so much anymore. What, 3%?

The end of the draft was a direct result of our Second Great No-Win War (Vietnam) which was preceded by the First Great No-Win War (Korea) and has now been succeeded by the Third Great No-Win War (Afghanistan and Iraq).

24 posted on 06/25/2018 4:49:16 AM PDT by Eric Pode of Croydon (I'm an unreconstructed Free Trader and I do not give a damn.)
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