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Combat veterans
[edit]- Irving Kristol: drafted in World War II, and saw combat in France and Germany as an infantryman in the 12th Armored Division.[1]
Non-combat veterans
[edit]- R. James Woolsey, Jr.: Captain, US Army, 1968-70; Program Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1968-70[2]
- John R. Bolton: National Guard, 1970. Joined to avoid serving in Viet Nam.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Polner, Murray. "The Neocons: First in War, Last in Peace". History News Network. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "R. James Woolsey". CIA.gov. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "The Diane Rehm Show – One of her guests is always you". The Diane Rehm Show. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ In his memoir, 'Surrender Is Not an Option', Bolton now writes that he didn't want to 'waste time on a futile struggle'. Cited Brian Urquhart, 'One Angry Man', New York Review of Books', March 6, 2008, pp. 12–15.