[Rhodes22-list] P - Marines

[Cheryl O'Grady]

> today.  The 60's had their own problems, but a bit of its  idealism would be a
> welcome change today.

Amen to that!


----- Original Message -----
From: FCrawford0707 at aol.com
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] P - Marines
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:56:04 EST

> 
> 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
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