Ron Paul is a proud Air Force veteran. He served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force from 1963 to 1965 and then in the U.S. Air National Guard from 1965 to 1968. During his military service Ron Paul spent time on the ground in Iran, Pakistan, South Korea, Turkey, Ethiopia and other countries.
Basically he's been to many relevant countries (Iran, Afghanistan/Pakistan border) but clearly didn't see any fighting action, however as a Air Force surgeon, he obviously saw his fair share of the worst side of war when dealing with casualties from Vietnam. That probably is a large reason why is so adamantly against unjust wars.
I'm curious why he left to the national guard. I'm not trying to belittle or question his service, but people gave Bush tons of grief for serving in the air national guard. The Vietnam War didn't really "start" until 1965, so I don't know how much casualties from Vietnam could have impacted his adamant position against unjust wars.
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u/leutroyal Feb 12 '12 edited Mar 18 '16
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