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JustABozoOnThisBus

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2. I'd guess the average age of E1 thru E3 was 19 or 20.

Reply to wasupaloopa (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 04:40 PM

Sep 2018

E8-E9 were the ancient ones, in their 30s or 40s.

When you got to Vietnam at age 19, wasn't that old enough to drink in Vietnam? I was stationed in Germany at 19, and that was old enough to drink there.

For history written by someone who lived it, We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young, by Gen Harold Moore and Joseph Galloway is a vivid account. I don't know about its accuracy, but it's probably far better than the movie "We Were Soldiers", a ripoff by Mel Gibson.

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Project To Build Vietnam War Museum On National Mall Shuttered Amid Allegations Of Malfeasance [View all] douglas9 Sep 2018 OP

As Vietnam veteran I don't think they should build the museum. I don't think people born after wasupaloopa Sep 2018 #1

I'd guess the average age of E1 thru E3 was 19 or 20. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #2

In Vietnam there were alcohol ration cards. wasupaloopa Sep 2018 #5

Another point is......who has the money? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #3

I think a Vietnam War education center is appropriate, just not at the proposed location. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2018 #4