Last Viet Nam Era Draftee Retires

I guess this is an end of an era:

http://news.yahoo.com/last-vietnam-era-draftee-decides-retire-085254385.html

Jeff Mellinger was drafted into the Army in 1972, and has decided to retire with the rank of Command Sgt. Major. In other words: not the man with whom to mess.

And while he didn’t actually go to Viet Nam (he was sent instead to Germany, which makes him a “Viet Nam Era Veteran”), he spent three tours in Iraq and survived 27 roadside bombings.