I am one of those proud veterans that came out of the Viet Nam war. No, I did not serve in Viet Nam rather I served in Germany 1971-1973. We weren’t asked our politics back then. Many of us were just drafted and answered the call. I was one who after receiving my draft number decided to enlist. I saw it an honor and duty to serve my country, but when I returned home it was to a land where we were looked down on because we had served. No, there were no parades or celebrations when I (we) came home much like what our returnees are going through now. We were all young, I had just turned 22 and married. During my time in service I matured a great deal and just plain, Grew Up. 1975 I entered college on the GI bill. It wasn’t much income, but with my wife working full time (at her insistence) I didn’t have go to work till the second semester. In 1980 I entered seminary (ministerial graduate school) where it was not popular to be a veteran. A smal...
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