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The precious sons of war makers
The precious sons of war makers
__________________________________________________ _________________________ 234 sons of senators and congressmen came of military age during the Vietnam War. 28 of that 234 served in Vietnam [12%]. 19 of that 28 saw combat [8%]. __________________________________________________ _________________________ |
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Re: The precious sons of war makers
grub@internet.charitydays.co.uk wrote:
>The precious sons of war makers >__________________________________________________ _________________________ > > > > >234 sons of senators and congressmen came of military age during the Vietnam War. > >28 of that 234 served in Vietnam [12%]. > >19 of that 28 saw combat [8%]. I'd say 19 of those 28 seeing combat is a pretty high percentage, Of course that depends on your definition of combat. Even with a fairly broad interpretation, I'd be surprised if there was more than 10 who saw combat. Doug |
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Re: The precious sons of war makers
Doug Reese wrote:
> > grub@internet.charitydays.co.uk wrote: > >The precious sons of war makers > >__________________________________________________ _________________________ > > > >234 sons of senators and congressmen came of military age during the Vietnam War. > > > >28 of that 234 served in Vietnam [12%]. > > > >19 of that 28 saw combat [8%]. > > I'd say 19 of those 28 seeing combat is a pretty high percentage, Of > course that depends on your definition of combat. > > Even with a fairly broad interpretation, I'd be surprised if there was > more than 10 who saw combat. > > Doug Grub's post has a deja vu quality to it. I recall these numbers being seriously challenged maybe a year ago. For starters, I'd like to see names. |
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