They burned their draft cards.
Draft resisters.
Ulrich Daum has written: 'Grundsatzurteile zur Kriegsdienstverweigerung' -- subject(s): Conscientious objectors, Draft, Draft resisters, Law and legislation, Legal status, laws
POWs were Prisoners of War. They did not require pardoning. You may be confusing them with deserters or draft resisters that were pardoned by Jimmy Carter.
Members supported state politicians who criticized the conduct of the war and helped deserters and draft resisters evade state authorities.
No, as this was destroying government documents, and aiding and abetting the draft-dodgers and war-resisters. Burning eviction notices would be in a similar category, or intentional destruction of search and arrest warrants, etc. if the cards were inactive or cancelled- that"s something else, but the war resisters usually destroyed their own personal cards- to try to dodge the war service.
War Resisters League was created in 1923.
War Resisters' International was created in 1921.
New adult age (18 from 21), all volunteer military; and many of today's politicians (political leaders) are the draft resisters/protesters of yesterday.
Draft
G. David Curry has written: 'Sunshine patriots' -- subject(s): Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Desertions, Draft resisters, Punishment, Draft 'Youth gang homicides in the 1990's' -- subject(s): Statistics, Gangs, Mortality, Juvenile homicide
Amongst other things, America called for the traditionally used during war, draft.
Jack Gilroy has written: 'Absolute Flanigan' -- subject(s): Draft resisters, Fiction, Human experimentation in medicine, Illegitimate children, Prisoners, Smokejumpers, World War, 1939-1945