The greatest generation (Actors & WW2)

[Valmy]

IIRC, I only had one male teacher that had served in any war, and he had been a medic in Vietnam.  Hell of a teacher and a really nice guy, but you could tell the war screwed him up.  I had several ex-hippies as teachers, though 

Everybody kept telling those hippies to get a job.  It seemed like a good idea at the time.

[Caliga]

Also becoming a teacher at that time was a good way to avoid being drafted.

[KRonn]

Good thread. There are some amazing and courageous stories here.

[derspiess]

Also becoming a teacher at that time was a good way to avoid being drafted.

I think some of them stayed and got their Masters degrees just to continue getting their deferment. 

[dps]

Also becoming a teacher at that time was a good way to avoid being drafted.

We had one teacher at our high school who told his students that the only reason he went to college was to avoid the draft, and the only reason he majored in education was that he figured it was the only major he could take and not flunk out.