"Then later, these same college pukes would be the ones to deny him a job because they were afraid of hiring a war vet who might go crazy on the job or didn't like the military and wouldn't hire a vet at all."
That's interesting.
I'm just a working stiff who paints houses. Some of my best customers - with whom I have built personal relationships - are doctors and lawyers. Perhaps in a negative sense, I presumed they got their degrees as a result of staying in graduate school to avoid the draft.
They've treated me especially well. I've attributed this to their guilt about not serving during Vietnam.
Maybe some of those people your husband saw as adversaries grew up? I hope so.
Either way, I'm sorry he's not here to see the newfound respect he has earned.
Me too. He would have gotten a kick out of FR.