“He would have been 20 when the war ended in 1975 so perhaps when he was drafted at 18 he possibly could have been there in 1973;”
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U.S. military draft ends, Jan. 27, 1973
https://www.politico.com/story/2012/01/us-military-draft-ends-jan-27-1973-072085
There was a draft, with dates announced and all that, but there were almost no one actually drafted in the last two years. A few volunteers, and maybe one or two birth dates actually called up, but that's it.
By 1977, when I tried to enlist in the AF (with a 200+ score on the aptitude test), I couldn't even get a promise to be considered. In all fairness, even the recruiter said I would be wasting my time if I went in, and he would rather see me in civilian service.
The military shed over 2 million persons at the end of the war and barely enlisted anyone.
This Phillips guy just seems like a typical leftist fraud.
Well there you go. The guy is a liar. Will the MSMLSD bunch bring that up? LOL!