Though against the war, Gore enlisted in 1969.
Kapetan admits he was "a little bit" surprised when he heard of the decision.
In all their conversations, Gore had never discussed the possibility of actually joining the military.
"It was news, that's all. I didn't know he was planning to do it. But then, if you reflect on it, it sort of made sense," Kapetan says.
Brinkley wrote in Talk magazine that Gore was pressured into serving because his father's re-election bid might be jeopardized by a son who didn't enlist.
Gore, wrote Brinkley, was submerged in the shadow of a domineering and powerful father.
In published interviews, Gore has admitted to feeling ambivalent about the war, and to feeling pressure from his family.
But he has also said that the decision was ultimately entirely his.
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