a lot of protesters but there also were a lot of guys who thought they owed the country their service. Many of them went into the Army or Marines (the more dangerous services). I went in the Air Force because shortly before graduation, an Air Force recruiter on campus said we could take the physical with no obligation. That was my first real physical and I wanted to be sure I was okay before starting my career. I then forgot about it until a letter came from the Air Force six weeks after I started work at my new company telling me I was qualified and it got me thinking about what I was doing sitting on the sidelines. I thought about protesting or serving but decided to show my support for the country and not the war would be best done from the inside. So I went to my boss and told him I was thinking about it. He said he was retired Navy and he told me that he didn't mind which way I decided. After a few days, I went back and told him I was resigning. The company then reassigned me to spend my last two weeks in training as I would then not be on the books as a "cost" to the project. Had it been a recruiter on campus from another service, I would have ended up in that service.
It's the same now. We can protest on the outside or become part of the solution by joining those on the inside who want the right wing traitors to be stopped. It's everyone's choice. At my age, I have done my share so all I can do now is vote and speak out.
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