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burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Putting it in context, it’s probably right. There are a lot of different swathes/classes of boomer, and the ones that would be able to do the listed in lines 7-10 are probably not the ones that were targeted for conscription in vietnam.

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ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
No doubt, but at least we’re acknowledging 'Nam.

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- AppleTea@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  It’s Korea that typically gets ignored in the US. In fact, that war does fall under the time-frame we’re looking at and wikipedia says about 1.5 million were drafted for it.
  
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  - the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Someone born in 1949 would not have to fight in a war that ended when they were 4 years old.
    
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  - Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Korea wasn’t legally considered a war for bullshit political reasons for far too long and as a result veterans and families of veterans were denied benefits they should have received after giving some or all for the country now fucking them over
    
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- baines@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  nam wasn’t a ‘war’ /s
  
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