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I could (and do) say of my own service in the Air Force (it was during the Reagan Administration) what Ted Williams said of his as a Marine. As being a Marine meant that to him, so did being an airman mean that to me. The quintessential point is that he served his country period. That is what should matter to all Americans. The specific branch of service is in a sense irrelevant. And from what I know and have read of Ted Williams, he'd have felt likewise had he been a member of the Army Air Force.

The quintessential point is that he served his country period. That is what should matter to all Americans. The specific branch of service is in a sense irrelevant. And from what I know and have read of Ted Williams, he'd have felt likewise had he been a member of the Army Air Force.

Shows how little you know about how Williams really felt about being called to active duty and sent to Korea. Williams wasn't very disappointed when he got sent home after four months in Korea either. By the way, in your hypothetical Ted would have been in Korea as a member of the Air Force, like former Marine Joe Foss was, not the Army Air Force. Knowing now that you served in the Air Force confirms my earlier suspicions. You just don't get it.