Wipe that dirt out yo' mouth, Russell. It's beggin' for a bar of soap in it.
Ronaldus Magnus was 30 years old, Marion Morrison was 34 both college graduates, married and fathers with families when "the Day that will live in infamy" happened.
Not exactly top picks for the draft when the USA came a calling for grunts.
Reagan worked to produce and act in military training films; Wayne visited hospitalized troops overseas and contributed to the OSS mission. Men between 25-30 that were married with children that served, made up a very small percentage of men that served in WWII; let alone over age 30.
Frickin' John Wayne was a married father of 4 kids, prior to the USA getting into that War.
Is that who you'd send into battle today ?