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Ron wrote:
One might also note the tour length for John Kerry. Do we see a trend among political candidates to "fill the square" then leave? Apparently there was a lot of that in Vietnam too. Just because someone went, does not mean it was out of a nobel desire, many went for career progression purposes. While Kerry was probably trying to emulate John Kennedy, others went to Nam not for future political careers but to further their military career. Heck Bush could have been sent to Vietnam (he did volunteer but was considered too low time), and if he could have flown 50 missions and the Democrats would be criticising him for not having flown 100, and that he would have not done so because of his father and political influence. Ron PA-31T Cheyenne II Maharashtra Weather Modification Program Pune, India Most grunts referred to officers "advancing their careers" by serving a tour or part of a tour as "getting their ticket punched." Had to get a least some combat time for advancement. Many officers were there because that was the only war we had at the time and war means promotions, officer or enlisted lifer. George |
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