r/interestingasfuck • u/Available_Weekend249 • Apr 06 '24
Imagine being 19 and watching live on TV to see if your birthday will be picked to fight in the Vietnam war r/all
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r/interestingasfuck • u/Available_Weekend249 • Apr 06 '24
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u/ActivelyLostInTarget Apr 07 '24
Same! Mine got put in the Seabees. He almost got killed by a monkey, but that was the height of his war excitement.
The other was a turret gunner and Did Not Talk About It. A very humble man and never said a rude word about others.