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Volunteers set up The Wall That Heals on Wednesday, one phase at a time, at Narrow Gauge Cinema Complex in Farmington.
The Senate’s version of the “big, beautiful bill,” which passed Tuesday, includes a $6,000 tax deduction for Americans 65 or ...
The mood of the country regarding our involvement in Vietnam was far different than the prevailing sentiment regarding our ...
Amid conflict between Israel and Iran that involved U.S. strikes, many have begun wondering what U.S. involvement would look ...
These men can be drafted and must register with the Selective Service. If Congress and the President were to reinstate a military draft, the National Draft Lottery would establish the priority of call ...
The Selective Service Agency states that, should a draft be reinstated, the first to receive induction orders would be those ...
The war dragged on for more than a decade and claimed 58,220 U.S. troops, and between 200,000 and 250,000 South Vietnamese troops. An estimated 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops ...
The Vietnam War was the last extended conflict waged while the U.S. still had a military draft, and the last to inspire a wide range of notable, first-hand fiction — none more celebrated or ...
Muhammad Ali refused the draft at a Houston induction center in 1967, sparking backlash and a defining moment in the civil rights and anti-war movements.
Or "Draft Dodger Rag" (1965) — by self-described "singing journalist" Phil Ochs — a satirical song on draft evasion during the Vietnam War.
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — April 30 will mark 50 years since the Fall of Saigon. It was the day South Vietnam’s capital city was captured, bringing an end to the Vietnam War. As we approach ...
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 ...