On Sun, 13 Nov 2016 12:05:21 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-11-13 11:30 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>>> No children of Repubs ever went to war? Did not know that. Many Dems
>>>> went to school to become teachers to avoid the draft. Now you see the
>>>> results in our liberal school systems.
>>>
>>>
>>> Well let's start with George Dumbya, he avoided going to Viet Nam...
>>>
>> Since when does serving in Viet Nam mean you're qualified to be
>> President? My father served two tours. He was also in WWII (enlisted
>> at age 17) and a Korean war vet. He was a career Marine, a good
>> soldier. I loved my father but no, I wouldn't have voted for him for
>> President.
>>
>
>There were news reports a dozen or so years ago about the small number
>of federal politicians who had family members in the military.
>
>I was struck by the hypocrisy of Republican groups who smeared John
>Kerry over his war record. The man had volunteered for service and
>volunteered for the more hazardous Swift Boat duty. He was was awarded
>medals for bravery and he was wounded. He was quite candid about his
>wounds being minor but using the three wound rule to get out because he
>did not like what was going on. Meanwhile, the Republican's guy had
>managed to get assigned to a unit that was unlikely to be sent over to
>Vietnam and apparently found a way to get out of that.
>
Good job my father didn't evade what he considered his duty or the
Americans would have lost Eisenhower on DDay, my father was the guy
who rescued him after Ikes ship ran itself aground My father
confiscated his flag, that's at the museum in Edinburgh and my fathers
flag is right here on the wall beside me.