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In presidents Eisenhowers farewell speech why did he use the word countrymen?
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The term "fellow countrymen" was as common as saying, "...good morning gentlemen..." in the military (or for the speedway, "GENTLEMAN, START YOUR ENGINES!"); from 1776 until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Up until 1975, all men in the US Army were referred to as "men." After 1975, commanding officers grouped their "men" into audiences at various forts and told them, "Men, from now on, we have been directed to call you soldiers, not men." Probably to reinforce the idea that men were soldiers in a troubled "anti-military" period in America (Vietnam syndrome). But also a reflection on the changing times in America...women were entering the man's world (military and law enforcement) and the terms "police OFFICER" was gender neutral (instead of policeman) and "soldier" was gender neutral (instead of "men").
Therefore, for today, for people who were born AFTER 1975, now you know that women weren't soldiers and policemen before you were born (except in extreme cases of course). They came after you were born. And, the words (terms) "men", "policemen", "Gentlemen", "Countrymen", "Fellow Man", "Man-kind", etc. were as common as breathing air or eating food. The word "Guy" (which can also be gender neutral) was not used as heavily as it is today.
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