Against Quote by Nguyen Tan Dung

I'm from the Vietnam generation. I didn't serve.

— Al Franken

I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.

— Mel Brooks

I had joined the army as a sepoy in 1951.

— Milkha Singh

I went to war for this country. I served overseas for this country.

— Mark Esper

I joined the Marines, passed Special Forces selection, and became a young leader in the military.

— Ant Middleton

I served two tours of duty in Vietnam. I won the Bronze Star. I won the Purple Heart.

— Ron Kovic

My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea.

— Darrell Issa

I began serving my country when I was 18 years old and entered the U.S. Naval Academy.

— Mikie Sherrill

I was involved in the anti-war movement.

— Bill Ayers

It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution.

— Henry Louis Gates

I was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.

— Lawrence Wright

It was 1943. The U.S. had already entered World War II, so I decided to join the army.

— Lloyd Alexander