FORT BENNING, Georgia. – March 29, 1973: The last U.S. ground troops depart the Republic of Vietnam. Today, March 29 has ...
The draft card turn-in staged at Boston's Arlington ... that the case was an opportunity to test the legality of the war in Vietnam and the nation's draft laws. But U.S. District Judge Francis ...
Vietnam War Protests: Draft dodgers openly defied the draft by burning draft cards and fleeing to Canada. Civil Rights Movement: Protesters broke unjust laws, such as segregated seating ...
Due to the lack of support around the Vietnam War and the draft, the US ended its draft policy during the war. President Ronald Reagan would end the draft while ensuring that the Selective Service ...