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Old 11-13-2009, 09:56 AM
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When I joined the Army and went to basic I tried to find a Vietnam veteran among my instructors that I could look up to for training in real world scenarios. I could not find one. When I finally got up the nerve to ask one of the DI's why there where no Vietnam veteran drill instructors he told me candidly "they got the hell out of the military after coming home from Vietnam". He did not explain further but years later when I returned to garrison after the first Gulf War I think I understood some of the reasons why they may have left.

I emphasize "some" of the reasons as I was too young at the time to appreciate the wholly different experience Vietnam veterans had.
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