Edelweisse Posted August 4, 2018 Share #1 Posted August 4, 2018 Hi Folks: I recently picked this up....recalled seeing these when I was a teenage in 1968 and Vietnam War was going strong. Sm. aller size. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted August 5, 2018 Share #2 Posted August 5, 2018 It's right as rain. I remember these from when I was a kid as well. A more traditional approach to recruiting, banking heavily on the sentiment for WWII. I am not sure how well it worked, if at all, on draft age men in the 1960's. I am sure some wanted to follow their father's footsteps to serve the country... others saw it as an outdated plea from the Establishment. There were a lot of parodies of this poster at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edelweisse Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted August 5, 2018 Yea...I was in High School Army JROTC from 1969-72 in Newport, RI ...and my instructors were all WWII vets...along with my Dad & (US Navy WAVES). My Dad worked at Davisville, RI where CBs went & came back from 'Nam....and my Dad started to realize the "war"..especially since I was draft age. I was thinking about joining the US Army in 1972 since I had a draft# 66 but my Dad "enlightened" me....and directed me to the USAF....best move ever. The 1972 draft really never happened...but I recall seeing these posters in the post office...and knowing the whole attitude toward the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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