Memorials

[Koog]

guys clustered around a rare TV in a dorm room

That took me back as well. We didn't have access to TV's in the dorm but listened to the draft on the radio. When they drew my birth date, the announcer said "309". I was grateful for such a high number. But smart enough to corroborate the info so I walked downtown and bought an evening newspaper. That was when I learned my number was actually 39.

I was saddened by the story of your Marine friend. I also had friends with similar stories, others who could not tell their stories 'cause they didn't come home alive.

For me, I got my Commission and served in a missile complex under the Kansas plains. I stayed out of the rice paddies and for that, I am thankful.