[Fry]

I never denigrated any of the reserve services. I do however, have a problem when people hide in the guard so as to keep their butts outta danger. No matter what their political preference.

Could you give a quick way so that I can know exactly why people join the National Guard or Reserve? You obviously have some super ability to know why anyone would join. Is everyone in the Guard/Reserve during wartime under your cloud of "hiding"? A quick search shows 5,977 Reservists and, 101 National Guard died in Vietnam. Guess they didn't hide so well? How about the 5 million Americans in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era that were not sent to South East Asia. Guess they were hiding out as well. Fake illnesses and fleeing to Canada are actions that should be held in contempt, not service to our country.

[reg45]

During WWII most of the US army veterans of the Bataan Death March were Reserve/National Guard members.

[reg45]

Fake illnesses and fleeing to Canada are actions that should be held in contempt, not service to our country.

What about fleeing to England to attend Oxford?

[gc4nra]

Agreed. I was an MP during Nam, who never left CA. Shot at twice in San Pedro, more than some of my buddies that did go over!