Not trying to argue here, but not everyone was drafted. And not everyone wants to volunteer to go to war. It doesnt make them less a man.
If someone stood for the draft, and their “number did not come up” are they in the same boat as someone that took off, got half a dozen deferments, or otherwise “avoided” the draft?
As an example, all of my uncles that served in WWII—every one of six of them saw combat. Some were recognized for heroism in one way or another. Every single one of them was dragged kicking and screaming into the army.
They are all good men. They just did not want to die in combat.
For five of them, that was accomplished.
You make an excellent case for the draft! My point was simply that so many of the actions of the tough guys and super patriots don’t correspond with their actions as young men. If Dave Keane, The Huckster, Mitch Daniels, Newt or Mitt don’t like when somebody points that out, it’s too bad.