[Rhodes22-list] P - Marines

[FCrawford0707 at aol.com]

Good ideas - back in the '60's - as established by JFK and continued under  
LBJ - when the draft was still a reality and the Vietnam war was on, there  
were two other avenues of national service - the Peace Corps and VISTA  
(Volunteers in Service to America), requiring commitments of one to two  years.  This 
service did not preclude one from being drafted later, but did  provide a 
deferment.  There was still a sense of idealism and hope that  everyone's lot would 
be improved, rather than the self-centeredness that seems  to pervade the US 
today.  The 60's had their own problems, but a bit of its  idealism would be a 
welcome change today.
    Frone Crawford
    s/v Sunday Morning