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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (234032)4/7/2003 12:37:29 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 436258
 
ww2 wasn't vietnam: in vietnam the average age of a grunt was 19, in ww2 it was 27. no way he was "too old", especially considering how tough and athletic he portrayed himself to be and considering he would have gotten some kind of ass-padding job anyway.



To: Knighty Tin who wrote (234032)4/7/2003 12:49:15 PM
From: Mike M2  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
KT, sounds like the Duke was concerned about his image. In WWII many would enlist rather than wait for the draft. The advantage was you could choose the branch of service. My father and a few uncles enlisted before high school graduation. One uncle quit high school six weeks from graduation to join the navy - I just found this out a few months ago. Mike


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