My dad had volunteered, and got his draft notice a year and half after having been in Vietnam... we have all his records. But mom won't let us touch them since he died. All of his stuff has become pretty much a shrine to dad. and she doesn't leave the house if she doesn't need anything. it's been really sad. and painful.
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Fuck being a hero. Do you know what you get for being a hero? Nothing! You get shot at. You get a little pat on the back, blah blah blah, attaboy! You get divorced... Your wife can't remember your last name, your kids don't want to talk to you... You get to eat a lot of meals by yourself. Trust me kid, nobody wants to be that guy. I do this because there is nobody else to do it right now. Believe me if there was somebody else to do it, I would let them do it. There's not, so I'm doing it.
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