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Jesse's Vietnam Navy SEAL Service
- Jesse Ventura shares his Navy UDT/SEAL training and combat deployment experience in Vietnam.
- He struggled with being treated as a child back home, unable to drink or vote while fighting overseas.
Vietnam War Realization & Draft Inequality
- Jesse Ventura realized the Vietnam War was unjust after hearing his veteran father's perspective.
- He saw the draft as disproportionately sending poor kids to fight while rich kids avoided conscription.
MSNBC Blackball for Iraq War Opposition
- Jesse was silenced by MSNBC for opposing the Iraq War despite having a contract.
- He was unable to host the show he signed for, reflecting media censorship on war dissent.