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Williamsburg Wahoo

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Good points, all, but I think the WW II experience was a leveling one that

gave all sorts of Americans (in much greater numbers) a common experience. It allowed them to see themselves as Americans in a way that we have perhaps lost in recent generations.

The year I graduated from UVa was the first year that my draft-lottery number fell below the threshold. We didn't line up to enlist. In retrospect, I believe that my friends who served (voluntarily or less so) took away an experience that was paid benefits when they returned to civilian life.

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Posted: 12/05/2018 at 08:45AM

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