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With apologies for an HTML mistake of mine, and for clarity's sake, here is how the rest of the post should have looked after the end of my excerpt from Mr. Williams's memoir:

I know well enough, in other words, the actual story. I find it intriguing, though, to note that in World War II he seems to have been a member of the Navy, but for Korea he was called into the Marine Corps. This is nothing against the Marine Corps by any means (you seem to have the impression I dislike Marines, which is simply not so), but I do note that, whereas he became properly proud of having been a Marine (I would, I repeat, expect any serviceman to be likewise proud of his service no matter which branch had the honour of his service), it may not exactly have been his choice to become one.

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.

Remember - I alluded to Williams entire terms of military service and not just Korea; in World War II it would have been the Army Air Force. And I never suggested I would prefer Williams in the Army Air Force; I said only that the kind of pride he had to the day he died in his military service should tell one that he'd have had the same pride regardless of the branch where he served - which is not the same thing as suggesting his "preference" or mine.

Knowing now that you served in the Air Force confirms my earlier suspicions. You just don't get it.

If you are or were a Marine, you've just discredited your honourable branch of service with that gratuitous crack. I was fortunate enough to be able to choose my branch of service and I have no shame whatsoever for having chosen the Air Force. It was then, it is now, and it ever will be an honourable branch in which to serve these United States, as is any branch of the military. You, sir, are the one who just doesn't get it.

I know well enough, in other words, the actual story. I find it intriguing, though, to note that in World War II he seems to have been a member of the Navy, but for Korea he was called into the Marine Corps.

Like hell you do. Williams was a Marine. One doesn't get commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Navy.

If you are or were a Marine, you've just discredited your honourable branch of service with that gratuitous crack. I was fortunate enough to be able to choose my branch of service and I have no shame whatsoever for having chosen the Air Force. It was then, it is now, and it ever will be an honourable branch in which to serve these United States, as is any branch of the military. You, sir, are the one who just doesn't get it.

Wrong again. Discredited? Gratuitous? You're delusional. Lewis Puller would be shaking my hand were he still alive. I dealt with enough of you scarf wearing prima donnas to know you clowns never get it. I'll bet that you were one of those whiney snot noses on that C-141 at Cubi Point I had to deal with crying about what a long day they had and how tired they were. You spent too much time in the country club. Pound sand.