vietnam was toward the end of the war. summer of 70 to summer of 71. the experience stuck with me less because of anything i experienced as a combat platoon leader, but from what i saw in terms of the it gave me an idea of the terrible effects of long war. how long were you in the army? 15 years. we served until 1992. it was a year in vietnam early on. but for the most part, i was my experiences were those of a serving officer in the latter part of the cold war. we thought that we existed to be prepared, to fight world war iii, and that our ready to do that would prevent world war iii from happening. so i spent seven years in germany and most of the rest of the time in state-side units that would have deployed to germany in the event of a crisis. it was a time that patriotism equated to seeing military service. as not simply honorable but almost a part of what it meant to be a citizen. i grew up in that environment. when it came time to go to college, i had choices.
as not simply honorable but almost a part of what it meant to be a citizen. i grew up in that environment. when it came time to go to college, i had choices. and i think i went to west point, not because i thought i was going to be a career officer, but because i was attracted to what they had to offer and thought i would save my parents some money by paying for my education. they paid for you go there too, slight. it s a stiphon. it s spending money, more than spending money, yes? where did you grow up in illinois and indiana? i was in normal, illinois. my dad graduated from medical school, he served in the army for a year as an intern in hawaii. and when we return from hawaii in 1954, we returned to where he grew up in the northwest corner of indiana, around east chicago and hammond. her years, total years from her freshman year at the west point to the time you got out of the service, what were those years. 1965. so i became a cadet in the summer when we were
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