[Burkeman1]

So what do you want from me? No- I have not served in the military. Neither has one of my brothers. My Father did and hated it and said it was a waste of time and he was a volunteer. My Grandfather actually served in WWI as a driver of trucks (my father was not born until my grandfather was 55). ANd he said that WWI was BS and we were bamboozled into it and still didn't wan't to go to war when WWII came about.

[toddst]

So what do you want from me? No- I have not served in the military. . . My Father did and hated it and said it was a waste of time and he was a volunteer.

Well, I don't know which war your father was referring to. However, if WW II was a "waste of time" what would have stopped Hitler from taking and holding all of europe? US participation saved millions of lives and preserved our freedom as well. Pretty conservative that, IMO.

[Tailback]

WWI was BS, unfortunately that experience clouded his thinking about America's entry into WWII. WWII was necessary to stop Hitler and the Japanese. Unfortunately it should have also extended to Stalin but hindsight is 20/20.