Flat Feet and Service duty?

Originally posted by Tim Sullivan
My wife's grandfather actually tried to join up in 1940 or '41 but couldn't due to medical reasons. He was actually given a lapel pin and "pass" that declared him unfit for military service, I guess to keep the red caps off his back for being a war-avoider. The inlaws still have the button and info....very interesting indeed!

Tim

Hi TIM;

Thanks for your little story It's interesting to hear about the lapel pin and "pass" :-)

My youngest daughters father is American and he wasn't allowed to get into active duty. I don't know the wars, or his service history, but I think it was Vietnam or Korea time that he served. He's 90% blind now in one eye and had a little vision loss in the other. When he told me he served "at home" he seemed "apologetic" when he told me and I knew he felt badly.

I guess a lot of people wanted to get right involved but were denied because of health (physical or/AND psychological I presume)

BY THE WAY.... me being a short thing
(A L M O S T 5'2" .... (be nice!!!!)
would they have turned me down for being too
short?

Carman