Answer the call.
I answered the call in 1966 and joined the NH Air National Guard while still in college. So that meant put of graduation and devote some time helping our country with the war effort...whether I agreed if we should be in this war or not. We were told we weren’t allowed to wear our uniforms off base and when we did people called us baby killers. I put in an extra year and came out in 1973. Even though I wore the uniform, had the Vietnam ribbon, and worked on the aircraft sending supplies over seas, I am not considered a Vet. The American Legion says I am not a vet...But thank you for your service. The Veterans Administration says I am not a vet but thank you for your service. Why? Not a day of Active Duty service on my DD214. What? Thank you for your service...now stop complaining. Inside I did my part...outside I am embarrassed. Hard to forget.
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