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To: chalu2 who wrote (420)	7/4/1999 6:40:00 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Daddy had nothing to do with it, though he did receive preferential treatment. The L.A. Times broke the story; here's a link to the complete text: latimes.com

To: chalu2 who wrote (420)	7/4/1999 11:42:00 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I didn't know that serving your country in the National Guard was dishonorable. Now going to England, smoking dope and protesting the US involvement in Vietnam while the troops were there after deceiving your draft board is what I call dishonorable. JLA

To: chalu2 who wrote (420)	7/5/1999 12:38:00 AM
From: truedog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

to: chalu2 from: truedog <guard> Any male of the proper age can join the National Guard and is subject to call for active duty at any time with very little notice. If he were a draft dodger, he would have run to Canada as so many did. Case in point..During WWII the 36th infantry division, National Guardsmen from Texas and Oklahoma, were called to active duty and were among the first to go ashore at Anzio and Salerno. One full company from Caldwell, Texas was included and by the time U.S. troops were halfway up the boot, only three of the original members were still alive. Figure it out, four platoons of four squads each with nine men in each squad plus platoon sgts, lts, and staff officers and men. Do the math and you will see that Guardsmen do their duty. TD