"RPS" wrote in message
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HK wrote:


I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job.
Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or
someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever
*you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what
I ended up doing there.

Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from
College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper?

All you are going to get out of him is more double talk. If he gives you any
truth it will be sandwiched between lies. He could have been handing out
donuts at the USO or emptying bed pans based on his description.