My problem is not with those who served (honorably) in the Guard before or after Vietnam, but with the many thousands who used the NG as a convenient escape hatch to keep their lilly-white asses from being shot off. The VAST majority of these folks were from families with political connections, and/or financial resources. No-one wants to deal with this now, and we are ALL "veterans"- but some of us know better, and we have not forgotten the smugness of the National Guardsman doing his little "ACDUTRA", with zero risk of being sent overseas.
In partial answer to another poster, yes, I include ALL of the current politicians who used this escape hatch to avoid Vietnam. I am not trying to "have it both ways". All I can say is that Clinton was much, much worse!
By the way, the role of the Army Reserve and the National Guard is dramatically different now- and deserving of a LOT of respect!