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...school. At that time, they would join 19-and 20-year-olds in the "priority category." As for an all-volunteer force, the Pentagon estimated that the cost would be prohibitive: $4 billion to $17 billion in extra salaries and other blandishments each year to maintain 2,700,000 servicemen, the pre-Viet Nam level...
...wonder if these servicemen who are so quick to accuse the class of '66 of cowardice are being viewed objectively. Unfurling these soldier-patriots from the flag for a minute, I wonder how many enlisted to find adventure, to wear a uniform, to get away from Mom and Dad, to see the world, to become a man, etc., and then were caught when Viet Nam exploded into a major action. So knock off the chauvinism, servicemen. You're not fighting in Viet Nam "so college kids can go to school." You're fighting either because you have...
Over the next few years it will cost France at least that much in greenbacks not spent by U.S. servicemen. But De Gaulle obviously feels the prestige is worth the price. As part of his bargaining with West Germany over the ultimate disposition of French forces beyond the Rhine, De Gaulle announced the withdrawal of 75 French fighter-bombers from Germany-despite the fact that bilateral talks over the French presence are still under Way. Like it or not, the Western alliance was winging toward change...
...they should count the graves at Arlington, or the crosses on Iwo Jima, or the Chosin headstones, and then thank God that they have the privilege of an education and free choice of career. And instead of fearing the unknown, they should look forward to military service. Most ex-servicemen will tell you that some of their best times and most lasting friendships were in the armed forces...
...First, Buddhist monks do not beg for their food. They are offered it willingly and graciously by people who, in so doing, gain "merit" to augment their spiritual lives. Second, Udorn, Ubon and the parts of Bangkok that are neon-lit especially to indulge U.S. servicemen are to many other peoples an indictment of Western civilization. American-style nightclubs, restaurants and bowling alleys tend to disrupt longestablished, often exquisitely delicate patterns of life. For this we will increasingly be asked to answer. Third, the insect sauce is delicious with roast chicken...