If someone wants to call someone who served in the National Guard a coward, I want to know his or her own status. I guess it can't be done for people in other countries, but what would you have done? I take considerable offense at sneering at the National Guard. They died as dead as other people in Vietnam. All of us were spare parts for other people.   If a veteran, or someone with close ties, such as a widow, brother, etc. wishes to cast aspersions over Guard service (not whether that service was fulfilled) let them...others who most likely sneered at us all at that time, do so with the knowledge that I have the lowest possible respect for you. Contempt.

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