Sadly, I never served, but Uncle Sam had me in mind....
.......pulled a low number in 1973, figured I was going to tour an exotic country all expenses paid. The Peace Accords were signed, so the gummint lost interest in me.
I had been giving thought to enlisting in the Army, so I had a better chance of getting a desirable MOS, but signed up with the US Postal Service for what I figured was going to be a couple of years until I decided what I really wanted to do. While I was floundering around, 32 years passed by, then I was forced into retirement. Now I'm losing money farming and working part-time in a gunshop. Never claimed to be too smart, and it shows.
If I could do it all over, and knew then what I know now, I'd have skipped the PO and gone straight into the Army. I have nothing but respect for those who served.
Otony
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- What branch of the service and when did you serve? -
Brien,
2016-05-28, 20:25
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- What branch of the service and when did you serve? -
bob,
2016-05-29, 12:08
- Some interesting stories there to be sure. NT -
Bryan Pettet,
2016-05-29, 13:20
- Some interesting stories there to be sure. NT -
Ken O'Neill,
2016-05-29, 15:07
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- Some interesting stories there to be sure. NT -
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2016-05-29, 15:07
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2016-05-29, 21:10
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2016-05-29, 21:56
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- Do you remember the Beach Jumpers name? nt -
bob,
2016-05-29, 21:56
- Some interesting stories there to be sure. NT -
Bryan Pettet,
2016-05-29, 13:20
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2016-05-29, 15:53
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2016-05-29, 18:20
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2016-05-29, 19:23
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2016-05-29, 19:23
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2016-05-29, 18:20
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Jeff Taylor,
2016-05-29, 23:00
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2016-05-30, 17:33
- Ooh. What a small world we live in. -
Jeff Taylor,
2016-05-31, 04:40
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- Ooh. What a small world we live in. -
Jeff Taylor,
2016-05-31, 04:40
- Sadly, I never served, but Uncle Sam had me in mind.... -
Otony,
2016-05-29, 23:24
- Otony, A friend and I were in the first draft lottery -
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2016-05-31, 08:49
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Otony,
2016-05-31, 08:58
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2016-05-31, 08:58
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2016-05-31, 08:49
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Brien1,
2016-05-31, 17:50
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