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Myth: Common belief is that most Vietnam veterans were drafted.
Fact: 2/3 of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers. 2/3 of the men who served in World War II were drafted. Approximately 70% of those killed in Vietnam were volunteers.

9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the official Vietnam era from August 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975. read more

 

Smedley

by Lynn Ashby 

 

When Smedley Butler went to enlist in the Marines at 16, he lied about his age, adding on two years. His father was not amused. “Don't say thee is any older. Thy mother and I were not married until 1879.” read more

FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Afghanistan It is a conversation, the military surgeon says, that every U.S. Marine has with his corpsman, the buddy who is first to treat him if he is wounded by an insurgent's bomb.

The Marine says, '”If I lose my manhood, then I don't want to live through it,'” according to Navy Lt. Richard Whitehead, surgeon for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, which is fighting in one of the most treacherous combat areas of Afghanistan. read more

 

My new Marine Corps video, with an older, well done song that fits the occasion. I haven't produced a video in a couple months and this may be my last.. i made these before i was a marine, and now im. pretty busy now that i am in the fleet as a ch-53e mechanic… Semper Fi. read more

Australian women can serve in combat, thanks to a new measure approved by the government that allows females to join infantry units on the front lines.

“This is a change which has the strong support from the chief of the Defense Force,” said Defense Minister Stephen Smith. “In the future your role in the Defense Force will be determined on your ability, not on the basis of your sex.” read more