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Ophelia[_7_]

On 07/03/2021 14:24, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:20:25 -0700, US Janet
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 21:10:06 +0000, Ophelia
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 03/03/2021 17:55, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 09:51:41 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Gary's a bit of a mood swinger. You must have caught him in a
>>>>>>>>> bad one.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ====
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hmmm he was saying somewhere else, he was nearly 111 old!!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> there's a storey behind that. I don't recall all the details so
>>>>>>> I'll let someone else clear it up
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I remember correctly, the US army think Gary's 111 and want to
>>>>>> send him to Vietnam.
>>>>>
>>>>> heh heh. Back in 1972, they were still drafting 19 year old boys but
>>>>> I wasn't called - got a high (335) draft number.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did pass up the opportunity, in 1971, to join the military and get
>>>>> an all-expenses paid "one year vacation" in Vietnam. ;o
>>>>
>>>> Don was drafted in 1968 and saw a lot of action. Special forces,
>>>> Airborne. Went home then came back in Navy to finish off in 1992. Got
>>>> a lot of classified awards and such.
>>
>> ======
>>
>> You should be very proud of him!! My husband served in a very
>> similar way
>
> You moron. The Americans are talking about their draft, forced
> military conscription when the US was at war.
>
> Your husband was not a conscript, never drafted during a war. He was
> still in primary school when National Service ended.
>
> He chose to join up during peacetime.
>
> Janet UK

===

You are the MORON!!! 'peacetime?'

The Dhofar War
Northern Ireland
The Falklands War
The first Gulf War

And all the other anti terrorist and criminal operations in between and
you think of that as 'peacetime'????

You need to learn our history since Vietnam you bloody fool!

IDIOT!!!

I am very happy to have my new computer or I would never have seen that
ridiculous piece of nonsense!!