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To: Ilaine who wrote (27096)	1/30/2004 1:56:47 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 793928

A friend of mine and his two brothers were in the National Guard and went to Korea. He was sent home after his brothers were killed.

To: Ilaine who wrote (27096)	1/30/2004 3:00:21 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793928

CB, Ken served in Nam and while the Guard also served it did so in such small numbers that regular army and marine units viewed the Guard as a way of dodging heavy combat. Fair or not today - that was a real impression for the guys serving in that era. My boss when I was at Boeing joined the Navy to avoid grunt duty in Nam and was assigned to Brownwater Navy and saw a lot of pretty ugly action. Very similar to Kerry's tour. Would this make Kerry a good President - who knows, but its nothing to sneeze at, and certainly tougher than Clinton's or Bush's experiences. Now plenty of guys bought the farm learning to fly and flying jets - so I am not discounting Bush. Thats certainly a lot tougher than Dean or Edwards, but not at the same level as Kerry. John ps I support Bush