At 08:42 AM 9/18/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 7:06 AM
>
> > I am quite sure that many, many of us have relatives and
> > friends with military experience, who fought in WWII, Vietnam and
> > elsewhere.
>
>To amplify, since I did the research to reply to an off-list challenge...
>
>About one of every 200 Americans is serving in active duty in the military.
>
>About one out of five Americans is a veteran.
>
>It is a rare person, indeed, who is unfamiliar with those who serve in the
>U.S. military.
>
>Nearly every baby boomer has a father who served in World War II, as did
>mine. We are a generation raised by people who went to war.
>
>Nick
And there are US military veterans on this list. I'm one, I think Ronn is
also. Are there any more?
john