Bill N
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So why are you even on this thread?easwen said:Vietnam Draft dodger here!!!
So why are you even on this thread?easwen said:Vietnam Draft dodger here!!!
Thanks Reggie and thanks for your service. Yes, I am familiar with the 465L system we had in the capsule. At the entrance to the Minot Officers Club was a sign that read: Only the Best Go North------Only the Insane Remain. Fifteen of my 20 years were spent in North and South Dakota. I retired in North Dakota in 1981 and built a home out on the prairie and lived there until 2003 when we moved to Missouri. I loved it and still call it home despite being born and raised in Louisiana.....lolregval said:I served at Minot AFB, ND, 463rd Combat Support Group around 1970, 1971. Helped maintain the 465L system and visited various LCF's as some of my equipment was in the capsule. Active duty 1967-1976.
"Why not Minot" was the cliche'. I can think of a few reasons why not, but I'll let it lie.
Thank you for your service!
Reggie
Bill N said:Honest question: I served 20 years in the Air Force but I never heard of a Marine being drafted. Did that service draft young men? I always assumed it was a volunteer branch of the military.
Thanks for the answer. Add something new to my noggin. Vietnam forced us into doing some drastic things, drafting Marines being one.Oldgator73 said:I had to look it up to make sure I remembered it correctly. There were close to 43,000 men drafted into the USMC between 1966 and 1970.
Bill N said:Honest question: I served 20 years in the Air Force but I never heard of a Marine being drafted. Did that service draft young men? I always assumed it was a volunteer branch of the military.
The Marines had a draft during the Vietnam war. In fact, I was drafted into the Marines but nobody knew it but me.Bill N said:Honest question: I served 20 years in the Air Force but I never heard of a Marine being drafted. Did that service draft young men? I always assumed it was a volunteer branch of the military.
DonTom said:The Marines had a draft during the Vietnam war. In fact, I was drafted into the Marines but nobody knew it but me.
Here's the story.
When I was at the Oakland, CA Induction Center (March 1969), my group was all sitting down in chairs. Then one of the officials standing said "We need six volunteers from this group for the Marines-who Volunteers?" I think there was two who did volunteer for the Marines, but that was all. So the guy points at four others, one of them being me, saying you four just volunteered for the US Marines--stand over there". I have no doubt he pointed at me, but the guy in the chair behind me got up first, so I just sat there.
I will always wonder what happened to that guy who went in my place.
BTW, I got drafted into the army as an 11B (Infantry), Central Highland Jungles, B-3-8, 4TH Infantry Div. But I got out of Vietnam without as much as a scratch.
-Don- Reno, NV
HueyPilotVN said:[size=18pt]Good decision Tom
This should help to refocus the positive aspect of this thread.
You have every reason to be proud. I spent a fall and winter in Ft Leonard Wood learning to build bridges. Have lots of good memories of Leonard Wood. Also one of the coldest winters I've ever spent anywhere.kdbgoat said:He's not a veteran yet, but our eldest Grandson just reported to Parris Island for Marine Boot camp Monday morning. He is to go to Ft. Leonard Wood after Boot Camp for Military Police training. Yeah, Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop are proud of him!
kdbgoat said:He's not a veteran yet, but our eldest Grandson just reported to Parris Island for Marine Boot camp Monday morning. He is to go to Ft. Leonard Wood after Boot Camp for Military Police training. Yeah, Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop are proud of him!
Heli_av8tor said:Infantry Medic, Bravo 1/52, 198 LIB, American Div. Chu Lia. March '70 - Feb '71.
Vietnam is part of who I am, but I have refused to let it define me.
Looking forward to a reunion with some of the guys I served with next month.
Tom