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To: stanne

It was 22 in Vietnam and 26 in WWII, but 18 year olds were drafted in WWII and forward to 1973.

WWII was a mostly draftee war as was the Korean War while Vietnam was fought by mostly volunteers.


77 posted on 05/25/2024 11:19:26 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

“ Vietnam was fought by mostly volunteers.”

That’s a stretch


78 posted on 05/25/2024 11:31:05 AM PDT by stanne
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