“A veteran is someone who once wrote a blank check to the United States for any amount “up to and including my life.”
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Even draftees?
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“Even draftees?”
Of course. They showed up, and did their duty.
They didn’t go to prison like Cassius Clay or run to Canada as did so many.
Especially draftees. There’s always Leavenworth or Canada. When people ask me “Why did you go to...”. The answer in my mind is always, the alternative was Leavenworth. Of course you aren’t supposed to say that.