Great comment. Trump could’ve served his country, but chose not to. He received four student deferments to avoid service. I’m not saying he broke the law, but the fact he avoided military service is unassailable.
On the other hand, my Grandfather benefited from deferments in WWII, until he got word about what the Nazis were doing to the Jews. He forewent his latest deferment to sign up and go over there to fight. He was trained to be a scout in the upcoming invasion of Japan, but before he went over, the A-bombs were dropped, and Japan surrendered. Since V-E day had already happened, he went on to become a member of the Allied occupation forces in Germany for a year.
If Grandpa were alive today, Trump wouldn't be fit to shine his shoes.
Scott:
Seriously? Did you not live ANY of your formative years during Nam? If you served, thanks for your service (truly!). Military service is honorable in the pursuit of Liberty across the globe..
Being deployed at the whim of a politician to make himself look better is not equivalent to serving the Liberty that the USA can offer. My SIL is in Ghanny because he believes that the Afghanistanni people deserve liberty from the tyranny of Islamic rule (HINT: LBJ didn’t care about the liberty of the Vietnamese...he cared more about the political situation related to the war. He lost focus.)
ANYONE, regardless of race or wealth, attempted to get every available deferment available so that they were not sent to LBJ’s meat-grinder. I applaud their efforts...even the men who went to Canada.
LBJ mishandled the war. Even then, he and his advisors’ did so in the WORST WAY. Even Nixon, a know military hawk, couldn’t fix it.