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Re: Mobsters and the Army
[Re: furio_from_naples]
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Vietnam was the last war with a draft so you had a higher cross section of individuals/geographical areas. From the web:
The states with the most active duty and reserve members of the military, as of May 2016, were:
California: 190,160 Texas: 173,118 North Carolina: 129,049 Virginia: 117,084 Florida: 94,288 Georgia: 88,521 Washington: 65,731 New York: 50,824 South Carolina: 50,426 Hawaii: 49,347 Maryland: 49,187
NJ is even further down the list with 7,000 active military members.
Since there is no draft, you have to enlist to be in the military post-Vietnam. That suggests a certain level of selflessness that most mobsters do not possess.
Of course there are cases where recent military members have committed crimes and they're not all angels. There have been reports of latino/black gangs activity in the US Army that you can read about.
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Re: Mobsters and the Army
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Faffy Iarenella from Philly served in combat in Vietnam.
You're not gonna have any wiseguys that served in Iraq or Afghanistan because they were fought by all volunteer forces, plus people from NY/NJ/Philly area are less likely to volunteer for military service than someone from the Deep South or Midwest, it's just how it is.... Great point I was going to mention, Dante. The military is a cultural thing as well. Tends to attract deep south/midwest or rural types as u mentioned (also minorities). Can't see many NY/NJ guidos enlisting. I'm sure there are exceptions (before anyone jumps down my throat). All the guys mentioned from earlier wars that became LCN were most likely drafted. Plus, when talking about guys like Matty the Horse or Benny Eggs, you're talking about 70 years ago when society as a whole was different (and even then they had the draft).
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