OT: Rick's memories of the '60s

[bonwich]

The old joke says that if you can remember the '60s, you weren't really there. Last night as part of his post-game ramble, Rick wandered into his love for people who served in the armed forces, riffing on his father's and uncle's service.

Then he got to something like "I would have had to go to Vietnam, but the war ended."

Rick was 21 in 1969. The "war ended" in 1975. And given the 1980s jogging photo, we can guess that he wasn't 4-F. Perhaps he just had "other priorities."

[kevinfootes]

The old joke says that if you can remember the '60s, you weren't really there. Last night as part of his post-game ramble, Rick wandered into his love for people who served in the armed forces, riffing on his father's and uncle's service.

Then he got to something like "I would have had to go to Vietnam, but the war ended."

Rick was 21 in 1969. The "war ended" in 1975. And given the 1980s jogging photo, we can guess that he wasn't 4-F. Perhaps he just had "other priorities."

Maybe he got a deferment for coaching the 8th graders at St. Sebastian.