Ron,
You are correct. Vietnam more than any other war was fought by the poor and underclass in our society. WWII was almost the opposite. Everyone fought in WWII, but those who could avoid the draft or had the educational skills to avoid combat, did avoid it to the best of their ability. But, in reality, combat is almost always between the poor blokes of one nation fighting the poor blokes of another nation while those who have much a stake watch from afar. That is the nature of war. Has been for many years. Even in WWII, it was mostly the poor blokes doing most of the fighting.
Keith
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