The mood of the country regarding our involvement in Vietnam was far different than the prevailing sentiment regarding our ...

Jane Fonda is a star of stage and screen whose career began in 1960. She is the daughter of legendary actor and WWII Naval ...

The calculator, of course, does not use your birth year because many of us were born well after the Vietnam War. For those born in 1950, however, being drafted in 1970 was a very real prospect.

Overall, about 27 million Americans were eligible for the draft during the Vietnam War, and out of the over 8.7 million who served, roughly 2.2 million were draftees—meaning that approximately ...

March 29, 2023, will be marked as the 50th anniversary of U.S. troops returning home from the Vietnam War. The date is also recognized annually as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This article ...

It was March 12, 1971, in northern Vietnam’s Quin Tri, when the gun truck, “Proud American,” was struck by two B40 ...

On Jan. 21, 1977, the day after his inauguration, Carter issued Executive Order 11967, granting a pardon to all Vietnam War draft dodgers.

For most college graduates, it takes around four years to earn the opportunity to walk across the stage. For John Fong, that ...

Donald Trump became eligible for the draft in 1964, at the same time the U.S. dramatically increased the number of troops deployed to Vietnam.

Mike McGraw, retired Star reporter now working for KCPT and Flatland digital magazine, revisits his teenage days, when he qualified but was never drafted for the Vietnam War. On Friday, Sept. 8 ...

Overall, about 27 million Americans were eligible for the draft during the Vietnam War, and out of the over 8.7 million who served, roughly 2.2 million were draftees—meaning that approximately ...