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In reply to the discussion: Mike Malloy - Chris Kyle Was No Hero, But A Goddamn Mass Murderer [View all]
 

braddy

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8. I didn't say there wasn't a draft, I said that Vietnam was mostly a volunteer's war, unlike WWII.
Reply to RoccoR5955 (Reply #4)
Wed Jan 21, 2015, 09:40 PM
Jan 2015

I was in the Army when the draft ended in 1973.

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Mike Malloy - Chris Kyle Was No Hero, But A Goddamn Mass Murderer [View all] hschulein Jan 2015 OP
During the Vietnam War, Hathcock had 93 confirmed kills of North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Viet-Cong braddy Jan 2015 #1
Teenage American draftees collected human ears in Vietnam . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #2
Vietnam was mostly fought by volunteers though, it was WWII that was a draftee military. braddy Jan 2015 #3
No it wasn't RoccoR5955 Jan 2015 #4
I didn't say there wasn't a draft, I said that Vietnam was mostly a volunteer's war, unlike WWII. braddy Jan 2015 #8
I don't know a soul who volunteered for the Vietnam War . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #5
During the Vietnam war only about 30% of those killed in Vietnam were draftees, Army and Marine. braddy Jan 2015 #9
The VFW magazine . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #10
Yes, an excellent source for the facts on veterans and their military service. braddy Jan 2015 #12
Although I haven't seen one in years . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #14
my stepdad volunteered and did three tours in Vietnam! wildbilln864 Jan 2015 #15
I have a different point of view Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #6
Chris Kyle was a Navy SEAL, not Army, and you were trained to only follow "lawful" orders when you braddy Jan 2015 #7
Thank you Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #11
I always considered the empasis on training soldiers in the difference between "lawful" orders braddy Jan 2015 #13
Water boarding? Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #16
Water boarding of American GIs was common back then, I assume they still do it. braddy Jan 2015 #17
The closest thing I had to what you are describing was Field Training Exercises (FTX) Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #18
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