Somehow this post got past me. I am not unhappy that, even though I joined while the war was still going on and was told I would probably go, I ended up not going. (LIke I said, I'm not unhappy about that). My dad served in WWII, then had a 16 year break in service, rejoined, and ended up doing two tours in VN. One thing I remember about him going to Nam was how much weight he lost. When he came home he was skin and bone.
I know we have several members here who did tours over there - I'll echo your sentiment - big salute to all of them!