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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None of you ever talked with 70 yr old relatives about the draft and Vietnam war? Have you been to the Vietnam Vet war memorial? Be sure to do both. [/quote]

Yeah, really. I'm surprised about the ignorance here. My dad told me from a young age that he was really lucky to have turned 18 in 1973, after the draft ended. My uncle was lucky to not have been drafted, but was planning on running away to Canada if his number had been called.

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No, not ignorant about the draft or Vietnam in general but specifically how the lottery was televised on tv.  I have actually spoken to 73 year old family member about their time in Vietnam, but the topic of the tv lottery never came up.  I do recall he told me the thing he missed the most over there was cold pop and beer.  [/quote]

My dad calls these guys Rear Eschelon Motherf*ckers. They never saw combat, didn’t see fresh injuries, and were pretty safe to booze, smoke, and screw while my dad was trying to not get shot down. The worst many of them dealt with was sh*t-burning duty (which we saw Nicky doing) and general diseases. [/quote]

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