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Originally Posted by strelnik
That is also true, I was one of them.
My draft lottery number is 9.
Even at the induction station, they give you the "choice"to step forward and serve or refuse.
Anyone who wears the uniform is my brother or sister, regardless of rank. That's something people who have not been in the military can never understand. No offense, just the truth, just like I as a man, can never understand what it means to give birth.
It's like being a cop, an EMT or a firefighter. You end up being in a group that is apart from others.
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VERY well put Strelnik! Thanks for posting it.
There was no lottery when I was about to be drafted. In 1968 when you turned 19 and weren't married with a child or in college full time you went, period. So I joined and got a good school out of the deal.
Even the draftees that I was in withknexcept for a few cowards that found a way out early were as you describe and they are all my brothers and sisters.