I knew lots of them
Hundreds of them. Some are dead and some are still alive. None of the living I know are like Bowser. The unfortunates that were wrecked, I have only seen in the movies. I know there are some like that and my heart goes out to them, until they start changing their name to god and/or make fools of themselves on the internet.
Of course Bowser is a confessed liar. I have no intention of swapping war stories with him, nor do I necessarily believe his vague and not so vague allusions to service. Suffice it to say, I served my country and dodged nothing.