Jim wrote:

"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.


I had a feeling that someone who handed out donuts or emptying bedpans
while in Vietnam had more important duties there than you did, but
neither of those were my jobs.