Vietnam has cultivated close military ties to the United States ... the United States should encourage ASEAN to develop its own draft code and to present it publicly to Beijing.

The Vietnam War saw the United States military draft approximately 1.9 million service personnel into their ranks from 1954 ...

Draft deferment wasn't uncommon during the Vietnam era - but it frequently benefitted ... fiery speech on the shutdown's impact on the military David Cortright, a scholar and peace activist ...

suddenly had to sign up for the military draft, becoming the first group of scared-crapless guys to have to do so after Vietnam. Anyone born since the Sixties tends to associate the draft with ...

Here’s how it works: The military draft, or conscription, has been used during various periods in US history, most notably during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

But during the Vietnam War — and ... There were legal ways to avoid the draft, such as going to college or having a medical condition that exempted you from military service.

I am a Vietnam combat veteran who was drafted in the spring of 1965, the first draft, when we were called ... so they wouldn’t have to serve in the military. Truly a slap in the face to those ...

President Richard M. Nixon told Americans the war had ended, the Paris Peace Accords would be signed, and U.S. soldiers would come home.