I don’t recall a single person that didn’t try to stay out of the Army back then. After the first guys came home the story was stay out of Vietnam Nam if you possibly could.
Not going in the army back then has never been looked down upon that I know of. After all, the news media (Walter Cronkite)made sure it was an unwinable war. We sacrificed fifty thousand so the Dems could turn tale and run from a war they started.
McPain can kiss my ass.
In my family there is a 27 year career Marine veteran who earned Purple Hearts in both Korea and Vietnam. His severe wounds in both wars nearly killed him at the time they occurred. He was a chopper pilot in Vietnam and many times risked his life to save others.
I have never heard him disparage any citizen of this country for not serving, even Bill Clinton. When asked about this issue he stated, “ I shed my blood so you and others would have the freedom to make decisions. My choice was freely made and I would be a hypocrite to question another man’s decision to serve or not.”
The founding fathers rightly feared standing armies. They favored a militia of equal citizens, called to action when the nation needed to be defended. The cloak of moral superiority McCain wears due to his service in the standing armed forces of today is exactly the attitude the founders feared. The minute members of the military believe they are superior to the civilians they defend is the moment they should be dismissed from military service. The same goes for elected officials and government bureaucrats.