Letters, Nov. 6, 1950

Wait for the Draft?

Sir:

I noted with interest in your Oct. 16 issue that General Hershey says: "Those veterans still within the draft age couldn't have seen much service." He should have defined "much."

I am a veteran of three years service and still under 26. I saw 2½ years service overseas . . . This may not seem like a long time to General Hershey sitting behind a desk in Washington, but to me it was . . .

JOSEPH H. RAWLS

Richmond, Va.

Sir:

... As a veteran rifleman in the Marine Corps who...

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