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I agree. I would also add that it's because of how Vietnam vets were treated. After Desert Storm it was decided to do things...

Quakers, Amish, Jehovah Witness and a few others qualify for conscientious objectors here in the US, I believe. I'm not even sure there...

My dad was color blind and flat footed so he served at a base in Florida. He knew a number of young men that went to Vietnam and never...

I'm sorry to hear that. War is horrific. I would never wish it on anyone. I hope your father had a good life in spite of his injuries.

We had here in Sweden that all men age 18, had to do a thing we call "Mönstring" (translates as "Inspection/Scrutiny" "), which was...

200 years. I wonder what the US would be like if we could have made that claim. Your statement confused me a little. You were drafted...

Nope not common here in Sweden. I am old enough to have served and been drafted. They have changed so it was a professional military at...

Ulfgeir, is it common in Sweden for people to thank those in the military or veterans for their service? Do you know if it's common in...

I watched the Swan Lake yesterday at a local place that is now an even center and restaraunt. It used to be a place for repairing and...

An update: I'm experiencing a lot less pain. I'm regaining strength in my leg. For the most part I get around without a cane, but if I...

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He has a hat. I'm still working on getting it to sit right and stay in place.

The drone wouldn't last where I live either. It's heavily wooded. It would look like they're making the trench run on Endor instead of...