"Sam" wrote in message
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"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Chuck, how long were you in the military?

I-0W. Conscientous objector. Draft number came up, did two years
alternative
service.

Translation: He who enjoys the freedoms other have fought for but will
not
do the same when asked.

I figured as much Chuck.

So, Jim, What exactly were the freedoms we were fighting for in
Vietnam? What was the purpose of that war?

To stem the flow of communism in SEA, South East Asia, if you can't
remember. The threat of communism taking over the world was real in the
30's, 40's and 50's. There was a race in all things political and military.
The American way of life was being challenged and threatened.

You can say what you will now but, at the time of the Vietnam war the Soviet
threat was real.