re: My dad told me about getting drafted in the army

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Just went to visit my 93 year old dad (WWII,Korea,Nam vet). We talked some about his Korean War experiences. He was one of the Marines' early helicopter pilots. They'd go out and rescue downed pilots and had to develop the tactics themselves.

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I have a friend whose father had a similar early career track to your father's. He flew Corsairs in the Pacific and then helicopters in Korea. Once back in the states and with a growing family, he developed a bad habit of occasionally buzzing his neighborhood and his children's schools and throwing candy out to his kids and their friends. He was out of the Marines by around 1960, I think. I know he didn't serve in Vietnam.

The guy was a complete character. I suspect most people who ever met him would never forget him. I know the wartime Corps was expanded, but next time you talk to your dad, ask him if he knew a Sam Richardson. Some people called him "Bud", but I don't know if that was a military or civilian nickname. Sam passed away around 2006, but his memory lives on in his family and many friends.