In a message dated 2/14/00 10:36:50 AM Pacific Standard Time,
kvnsmith@colba.net writes:
<< Think about it. If nine out of ten were in the army,
that leaves only
one out of every ten men who didn't serve (or were not
allowed to
serve) because of mental or physical health, race,
personal beliefs,
sexual orientation, occupation, marital or familial
status, college
enrollment, prison or criminal record, politics,
family
connections,AWOL, etc., etc. >>
Okay. I was talking off the top of my head. I'm 32 and
probably base this percentage on propaganda and the fact that
there was a draft. (I did, however, state that not everyone
in the war was in combat.)
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