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0 pointsthrowup2384mo ago0 comments

> You did it because of your own free choice.

Since when is getting drafted a free choice? Over 60% of US soldiers in WWWI had no choice whatsoever.

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My dad had a draft exemption because he was a mechanic at Lockheed building airplanes. He volunteered.

All the B-17 crews were volunteers.

Over 6,000 Americans were imprisoned during WWII for refusing induction without recognized objection status.

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0 pointsthrowup2384mo ago0 comments

> You did it because of your own free choice.

Since when is getting drafted a free choice? Over 60% of US soldiers in WWWI had no choice whatsoever.

My dad had a draft exemption because he was a mechanic at Lockheed building airplanes. He volunteered.

All the B-17 crews were volunteers.

Over 6,000 Americans were imprisoned during WWII for refusing induction without recognized objection status.

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