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<p>And we would have deserved it.</p>
<p>You should also recall that, despite the draft pre-WWII, the recruiting offices were FLOODED on 12/08/41. At the beginning of “Band of Brothers”, one of the vets discusses how a few guys in his town committed suicide when they were found to be ineligible for service due to physical limitations.</p>
<p>In his words, “it was a different time”. :(</p>