“How does the military draft work?” you might ask. The military draft, also known as conscription, was first formally introduced in the United States during the Civil War. It was later incorporated during both World Wars and the Korean War. The most notorious use of the military draft occ...
provoked a hostile public response because it excused from military service those who were able to pay a fee of three hundred dollars. The law incited violent public disturbances, called the Draft Riots, in New York City between July 13 and 16, 1863. One thousand people were injured in the...
When World War I and World War II were pending, the U.S. Congress passed selective service acts that gave the president the authority to draft men into the military. Throughout the wars in Korea and Vietnam, several selective service acts also were passed. During these various periods of c...
Elvis is, perhaps, the most famous draftee in military history. After all, Presley was already a huge star when he was pressed into military service in 1958. During his time in the Army he still had several hit songs, and afterward he would make the film “G.I. Blues” and keep on...
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, shallow-draft vessels, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of thebrown-water navyto interdict Vietcong movement of arms and munitions, transport Vietnamese forces and insert SEAL teams for counterinsurgency operations during the Vietnam War...
Growing United States casualties and the draft undermined United States support for the war, while large-scale casualties among non-combatants weakened South Vietnamese support. This also failed to weaken North Vietnam's will to fight, and the Government of South Vietnam—a factor largely out ...
As basketball’s top prospects gear up for the NBA draft on June 26, we decided to take a look back at some NBA players who did more than excel on the court – they served in the United States military as well. Elgin Baylor–Hall of Fame inductee Elgin Baylor played for Seattle Univer...
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The truth also is Trump dodged the draft in Vietnam and has no understanding of military service and sacrifice. I still think he’s a liberal role-playing at being a Republican. So, our choices are the most radical left candidate ever or Trump, a mixed bag of foibles, who often landed...