Not to mention that the tobacco companies provided the cigarettes to the military - no charge. Speculation abounds that they knew that the cigarettes were...
Thanks for clarifying -- I figured the military gave up on supplying tobacco a long time ago. Maybe for a coal miner that was true -- my dad wasn't a miner --...
You are absolutely right about that, Caye. I remember cigarettes in my K-rations. Jim _____ From: rusyns@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rusyns@yahoogroups.com] On...
Larry, I’m afraid your statement about going into the military was like going on vacation compared to working in the mines was/is an old wives tale. Jim ...
Yes, as stated in an earlier email. Actually some of the men in my family who mined enjoyed the job and made a good living. Jim Do you have any personal...
Most young men (in coal mining areas) deciding to work in the mine or enter the military figured that the probability of being assigned to plush (rear unit)...
... Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 From: http://tinyurl.com/2vtgl7 Section 5(g) of the Act contained a provision for conscientious objection:[4] ...
... going on vacation compared to working in the mines was/is an old wives tale. ... ******** Jim, I had a ;-) after "paid vacation". I think ;-) means a...
Jim, You're the first person that I have met who knew people who enjoyed working in a mine and made a good living at it. Were they bosses? My experience with...
... ******** Jim, You're still using cold numbers to prove your position. A person doesn't use cold numbers when determining personal risk. Read the article...
... Also, it was common for the sergeant to announce a break by saying, "Take 10. Smoke 'em if you have 'em." The guys that didn't have them ended up doing...
... The following webpage has different numbers: 25% (648,500) of total forces in country were draftees. http://vietnamresearch.com/history/stats.html...
... don't know ... era 1965. ... rear unit ... ******* Ratio of support troops to combat troops: http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/02/whitehouse-cbo/ _______ ...
... Count me as number two. I knew many (maybe hundreds) of people who enjoyed working in the mines. This was the best job that you could get in some parts...
Larry, I understand what you are saying. Cold numbers are “facts”, the military in WWII was more dangerous, riskier than the mines. The miners perception...
I think if you dig a little deeper you will find out that I was correct. If I remember my military theory, it takes 9-11 soldiers to support 1 combat soldier....
I wouldn't bet those odds! _____ From: rusyns@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rusyns@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of krupniak Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 10:55 AM To:...
Jim, We have slapped this horse enough so I'll find another horse. Nick Karas probably doesn't mind. Hunky is in the subject line and when people around the...
Different percentages. If you had only drafted one person, and he served in Nam, 100% of draftees would have gone to Nam, and more than 99% of those there...
Yeah, Linda, I was thinking that same thing -- not to also mention the medications they gave the guys -- under the guise of malaria prevention (my dad was Army...
... (my dad was Army ... Dear Caye: So sorry about your Dad! My Auntie Annie died from pancreatic cancer - it was so very sad. But, your Dad must have been...
