From: "Gary Britt" 

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I answered these questions in another message upstream.

Cheers,

Gary

Its possible he may have gone to Germany in 65.  I don't remember now.  =
By 68 everybody drafted went to Nam.  That's not literally true but =
almost literally true.

Cheers,

Gary
  "James Adams"  wrote in message =
news:408fa537$1{at}w3.nls.net...
      After having his request for an additional deferment denied and =
therefore facing the fact that he would be drafted INTO THE ARMY AND = SENT
TO NAM AS A GRUNT IN THE BUSH, Kerry enlisted in the Navy.

  Actually, he had about an equal chance of being sent to Europe.  Not =
everyone who was drafted went to Viet Nam.


    After giving it some brief thought I remembered, enlisting in the =
Navy was a way often used by those who didn't want to be drafted into = the ARMY.=20


  So everyone who enlisted in the Navy during that period rather than =
being drafed was less than patriotic?  What about those in the Air = Force?




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I answered these questions in another =
message=20
upstream.
 
Cheers,
 
Gary
 
Its possible he may have gone to =
Germany in=20
65.  I don't remember now.  By 68 everybody drafted went
to = Nam. =20
That's not literally true but almost literally true.
 
Cheers,
 
Gary

  "James Adams" <jsadams{at}compuserve.com>">mailto:jsadams{at}compuserve.com">jsadams{at}compuserve.com>
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wrote in=20
  message news:408fa537$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    After =
having his=20
    request for an additional deferment denied and therefore facing the =
fact=20
    that he would be drafted INTO THE ARMY AND SENT TO NAM AS A GRUNT IN =
THE=20
    BUSH, Kerry enlisted in the
Navy.Actually, =
he had=20
  about an equal chance of being sent to Europe.  Not everyone who =
was=20
  drafted went to Viet Nam.
  After giving it =
some brief=20
    thought I remembered, enlisting in the Navy was a way often =
used by=20
    those who didn't want to be drafted into the ARMY.=20
  So everyone who
enlisted in the Navy =
during that=20
  period rather than being drafed was less than patriotic?  What =
about=20
  those in the Air
Force?

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