Mr. Douglas from 'Green Acres', WWII Hero
Jul 21, 2019 18:57:58 #
Coos Bay Tom
Loc: coos bay oregon
debeda wrote:
Yes, so unfair to all. And funny so many knew people who served in Vietnam yet "statistics" tell us there were few 
I have several friends who were combat veterans. They drafted a lot of us. I enlisted. Several guys from my graduating class were drafted while they were still in school. They graduated and 3 days later were on a plane.
Jul 21, 2019 19:31:23 #
Coos Bay Tom wrote:
I have several friends who were combat veterans. They drafted a lot of us. I enlisted. Several guys from my graduating class were drafted while they were still in school. They graduated and 3 days later were on a plane.
Yep, I know many the same. I went to a small high school and lots of guys were drafted and enlisted. Yet we are to believe not that many guys served - or were k**led
Jul 21, 2019 20:57:41 #
Coos Bay Tom
Loc: coos bay oregon
debeda wrote:
Yep, I know many the same. I went to a small high school and lots of guys were drafted and enlisted. Yet we are to believe not that many guys served - or were k**led
I don't know how many went but it was maybe in the millions.
Jul 21, 2019 21:51:06 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
Coos Bay Tom wrote:
I don't know how many went but it was maybe in the millions.
These ought'a help...
https://www.uswings.com/about-us-wings/vietnam-war-facts/
https://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_troops_served_in_Vietnam
Jul 21, 2019 23:04:53 #
Jul 22, 2019 00:01:41 #
Jul 22, 2019 00:12:09 #
slatten49 wrote:
Decent stats, I guess. Sure seemed like more. In the first one it talked about suicides in the first year and a half. No wonder, the way our men were treated when they returned
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