[mware]

There was a different mid set during WW2, I recall watching some of the men who were members of the real Band of Brothers and they said that some of the guys in their neighborhoods who were qualified as 4F, killed themselves because of the shame.

[Red Boots]

There was a different mid set during WW2, I recall watching some of the men who were members of the real Band of Brothers and they said that some of the guys in their neighborhoods who were qualified as 4F, killed themselves because of the shame.

My Dad recieved a medical discharge during WW2, and you are quite correct; the shame of it endured in our family for at least 40 years. As an aside, he was tall and very skinny, and they thought he had some condition that would kill him in a few years. Just what that condition was, was never said (To me anyway ). He's still alive now, and 88.

[Rosemont]

In the WW2 era, the media was not openly rooting for the enemy.

[Sacajaweau]

My dad and his 6 brothers all went in. Four were all ready in when one of the neighbors said they were nuts. My mom wrote to my Dad: Wait until he finds out the other three are packing.

By the grace of God, they all came home and remained very close for the rest of their lives.