Vietnam Veterans of America Southwest Montana
Helping Veterans, Communities, & Those Serving In Harm's Way
Marc Leepson
The New York Times - The Opinion pages
What It Was Like to Be Drafted
During the Vietnam War every male of my generation — all 28 million of us — faced the vexing question of what to do about the draft.
During my four years as a deferred college student, every guy I knew had countless conversations about it.
In my case, politics had little to do with my avoid-or-submit decision. While I felt the war probably was a good thing (to stem the march of worldwide Communism), I knew that I had options to get out of taking part in the escalating fighting halfway across the world.