I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.

I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys.

In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime Marine Corp. We were training those privates to go to Vietnam.

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better.

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.

I was stationed at a Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego from 1965 to 1967.