Salute!
Thank you, Skrid. And I wish to clarify....
When I use the term "shot at", it is also related to another expression "boots on the ground". and both expressions refer to folks that have actually been to the places we talk about, whether in peacetime or not.
My comrades that never served "in country", but flew from bases in Thailand did not see and feel what I did when at Bien Hoa and Pleiku. Nor did many ever fly with and help the Vee use the weapons of war we provided as I did.
The armchair warriors and experts that have never been "shot at" are far down my "respect" scale. And you do not truly understand the folks you are trying to help (or defeat) until you live, eat and breath with them for more than a few minutes at a cocktail party.
Gums sends...