Regarding my post here: My brother Tony and I were activated with our entire National Guard unit in May, 1968. The cousins and friends and even schoolmates were in that unit, which is why he could celebrate with them. I and an entire platoon were transferred out because the Army said that a Quartermaster Company had no need for an Infantry platoon. Some the "surplus" later went to Alberta for Operation Vacuum, a chemical warfare exercise involving things like mustard gas and some also went to Vietnam. The day after we were sworn into active duty, Tony and I went to the bus station to see brother Ted off to the Air Force.

My mother's war in 1968 was pretty terrible, with all three sons in.