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<blockquote data-quote="DavidA" data-source="post: 1508378" data-attributes="member: 72334"><p>Being from the era of Vietnam, I just missed being in the draft. I graduated from college in 1975. Both my parents were in the Navy in WWII, they were both aircraft mechanics and like them I was fascinated by planes. I went to see the Navy Recruiter and asked if I could fly fighter jets, being a football player at 6'-6" 250 lbs was above their limit at that time and I did not want to fly transports. So I went onward to a civilian career. I always joke that the military was lucky they missed me. I am a little bit independent and would have probably spent most of my time doing some kp duty for disciplinary action. I really did feel for the guys who came back from Nam. They were all treated like baby killers. I do look back and most of all I feel guilty. Guilty because I passed the cup. I can not say how much I respect all our service member past and present for all those who served all those with visible and invisible wounds for all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. I giver a lot to veterans charities I support them in anyway I can but what I do most is get up everyday and thank God that we have men and women that decide to make that commitment because without them everything, yes everything, we have as a nation would not exist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidA, post: 1508378, member: 72334"] Being from the era of Vietnam, I just missed being in the draft. I graduated from college in 1975. Both my parents were in the Navy in WWII, they were both aircraft mechanics and like them I was fascinated by planes. I went to see the Navy Recruiter and asked if I could fly fighter jets, being a football player at 6'-6" 250 lbs was above their limit at that time and I did not want to fly transports. So I went onward to a civilian career. I always joke that the military was lucky they missed me. I am a little bit independent and would have probably spent most of my time doing some kp duty for disciplinary action. I really did feel for the guys who came back from Nam. They were all treated like baby killers. I do look back and most of all I feel guilty. Guilty because I passed the cup. I can not say how much I respect all our service member past and present for all those who served all those with visible and invisible wounds for all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. I giver a lot to veterans charities I support them in anyway I can but what I do most is get up everyday and thank God that we have men and women that decide to make that commitment because without them everything, yes everything, we have as a nation would not exist. [/QUOTE]
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