[kevkrom]

More importantly however, I'd be interested in where he was and what he was doing as young men his age were training to defend the nation; an appropriate question on Patriot's Day.

According to Wikpedia, he was born in '42, so he pretty much missed Korea (too young) and Vietnam (too old). He spent his 18-25 years (1960-67) in college and law school.

[vortigern]

he pretty much missed Korea (too young) and Vietnam (too old)

Your math's off a bit: Twenty-five years old in 1967 was not too old for Vietnam.

[MSF BU]

Well, Duncan Hunter managed Vietnam twice and with the army’s best units and he still managed law school afterwards. It’s a question of priorities I guess.