Great read, Pat. I’m old enough to have had a lottery number but was just young enough to have Nixon end the draft before my number came up. I have no idea what I would have done. I certainly had no interest in going to fight that particular war. Tom’s story makes me feel quite lucky to have missed it.
I remember watching Viet Nam war coverage on the nightly news. It was a shame we treated the veterans of that war so poorly. Thanks for the story, Pat--you did your usual great job.
Thanks for this feature, Pat.
Great read, Pat. I’m old enough to have had a lottery number but was just young enough to have Nixon end the draft before my number came up. I have no idea what I would have done. I certainly had no interest in going to fight that particular war. Tom’s story makes me feel quite lucky to have missed it.
Thank you, Dave. I had an older brother who lost five classmates in Vietnam.
I remember watching Viet Nam war coverage on the nightly news. It was a shame we treated the veterans of that war so poorly. Thanks for the story, Pat--you did your usual great job.