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During my active duty I had two men who made me stop and wonder: How did they ever qualify to serve? They were significantly challenged. Still, they were two of the best soldiers I ever commanded. One typed letters of condolence to the next of kin of battle casualties in Vietnam. Those letters had to be typed perfectly, without even so much as an erasure. The theory was that families might cling to any mistake as evidence that the person in the coffin wasn't really their loved one, that we had made an even greater mistake. In many cases, it would have been very upsetting for them to open the caskets and view the remains. This young man was unsurpassed in his ability to type those letters to perfection. My theory was (and is) that he wasn't distracted by outside influences or passing thoughts. He focused on the task at hand with absolute diligence. The other man pitched messages into pigeon holes at the Strategic Communications Center where I was the operations officer. We received approximately 2,000 messages every day, each distributed in multiple copies. We never caught him make a mistake. Yes, when there was a change, he might take a day or two longer to master it, but even then he worked too carefully to let one slip into the wrong slot. My life lesson is that there is a place for everyone. Anyone sitting in their parent's basement, especially if they have college degrees, have no one to blame but themselves if they can't find employment.