Most states have more than 8 of their units called up for Iraq alone, so the number of guard units called up for Vietnam certainly paled by comparison. The fact is undeniable that during Vietnam the chances of joining the guard and going to war was next to zero, while guard members during the World Wars or the Iraq wars had close to a 100 percent chance of going. Quibble over semantics all you want, during Vietnam the National Guard was the branch of choice for those who couldn't avoid going to the war through other means.
Good to see Woody honored. I lived in the same town as Woody and while we knew he was a war hero, we didn’t know the extent of his heorism and it is really something to read the account. The last thing I remember of him was being confined to a wheelchair. Also, his wife Blossom was my 9th grade English teacher.