When I was a kid I wanted to walk with my dad's limp – my dad was my hero – but that infuriated him and he would make me walk back and forth in the living room until I walked without it.
But although Australia was also involved in the Vietnam conflict I can remember my dad telling us that if we were in Australia we wouldn't be drafted until we were 20.
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When I grew up people said 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said 'Gee I hope not.'
