Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/11

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Subject: [Leica] Did a Single Photograph or Two Stop the War In Viet Nam?
From: daniel.ridings at muspro.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Tue May 11 04:23:05 2004
References: <000001c43748$6becf1c0$121afea9@Hausner>
 
> We can argue anecdotally forever...my parents vowed to see me leave for
> Sweden before they would allow me to fight in Viet Nam.

At the time, my father had just retired from 20-years active duty in the
Air Force (at the time = when my year came up for the draft lottery).

I won the lottery (got number 271 ... I wonder why I'll never forget
that). He never did say what he thought if I got a lower number. But you
should have seen his face beam the next time I met him. We both had
followed the bingo-lottery on the radio.

Anyway ... now I'm in Sweden anyway ... with a son in the danger zone if
they start up the draft again. At least I won't have to tell him where to
go :)

Daniel
Replies: Reply from msmall at infionline.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] Did a Single Photograph or Two Stop the War In Viet Nam?)
 In reply to: Message from buzz.hausner at verizon.net (Buzz Hausner) ([Leica] Did a Single Photograph or Two Stop the War In Viet Nam?)