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Default A Look At Officer Training In The US Navy and Merchant Marine

On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 07:57:34 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
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Oh, please. If it makes you feel happier to rationalize the assistance
you gave to the military-industrial complex that was involved in killing
hundreds of thousands of SE Asians, hey, go for it. Nothing this country
did in the war against Vietnam served our country.



So, maybe you might have considered serving in the military but only if
it was in total peacetime? Figures.


No not a chance. Harry is older than me and it WAS peace time when I
joined (64 reporting Jan 65). LBJ had just told us he would be keeping
us out of the Vietnam conflict.
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/johnson%20vietnam%20lie.mp3

Harry was hiding behind his 2-S
 
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