Dan Morin:  

Life I was unsure of the direction to follow after graduation, so while riding across town with Buzz Feilly, I asked what he was planning. He told me that he was going over to SJCC. He said, "I can get a 2S diferment by taking some classes." We went over together and signed up. 12 credits cost 79$. That was easy to pay because I was a clerk at the local Lucky Stores and earning $4.10 and hour. I had more money than I knew what to do with. The 2S differment worked for a while. Vietnam was in full swing and they were drafting friends all around me. I was always more interested in social life at school then going to class or doing home work. Eventually, the draft caught up with me and I enter the US Army on July 15, 1970. It was just like the movies, with innercity tough guys, growling drill sergeants and lonelyness. But, soon adjusted. In fact, the Army was kind enough to draft my best friend from Mt. Pleasant Tom Gatewood. The DI took one look at him and put him in charge. That was great because Tom made up the duty roster and I never got KP. (wasing dishess and pealing potates.) Also, Tom's Brother-in-law and Sister were in Seattle, n...Expand for more