TIL Future tennis legend Arthur Ashe joined the army as a young man and was due to be sent to Vietnam. There was a rule banning brothers being in a war zone simultaneously, so his brother voluntar...

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Original Title: TIL Future tennis legend Arthur Ashe joined the army as a young man and was due to be sent to Vietnam. There was a rule banning brothers being in a war zone simultaneously, so his brother voluntarily re-upped and got sent back to 'Nam so that Arthur could pursue tennis