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burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day agoPutting 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.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
No doubt, but at least we’re acknowledging 'Nam.
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.
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.
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
baines@lemmy.cafe 1 day ago
nam wasn’t a ‘war’ /s