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?