The NUMBER ONE reason for protesting the war was THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO VIETNAM (THE DRAFT!).
If mom and dad have money, the draft dodger either went to college or they hired an attorney.
Burning one's draft card.
he bent your mother over.
North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam and became one nation. The Republic of South Vietnam no longer exists.
The Vietnam War happened in the 1960's and throughout the 60's. The Vietnam War is considered to be one of the most pointless wars in US history.
The NUMBER ONE reason for protesting the war was THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO VIETNAM (THE DRAFT!).
North & South Vietnam became ONE communist country, the US eliminated the military draft, and lowered the official adult age in the United States from 21 to 18. Vietnam joined the ranks of communist countries.
Baby boomers protested the draft during the Vietnam War through large-scale demonstrations, such as the "Stop the Draft Week" protests in 1967. They also utilized civil disobedience, burning draft cards and organizing draft resistance movements. The movement gained momentum with events like the Kent State shootings in 1970.
If mom and dad have money, the draft dodger either went to college or they hired an attorney.
Burning one's draft card.
There are probably many answers to this but one is that some wealthy parents had political connections that may have helped get their children out of the draft.
The FIRST US war to have an "official" military draft was the US Civil War (1861-1865); which also resulted in the nation's FIRST "draft riots." Vietnam (1961-1975) was the LAST military draft, with the accompanying last "draft riots." US males were drafted in WW1 (1917-1918), WW2 (1941-1945), and the Korean War (1950-1953).
he bent your mother over.
North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam and became one nation. The Republic of South Vietnam no longer exists.
There are many meanings for the word "draft" but one sentence could be: The draft coming through the door was so strong it blew the candles out.
Odds are high, that no one in the US ever heard of Vietnam, in 1939. In fact, most people never heard of Vietnam in the (early) 1960's until a man's draft notice came in the mail.