One of the most devastating conflicts the United States has ever taken part in, this 20-year war was fought in the area ...

During major conflicts—from the Civil War, through World Wars I and II, to the Vietnam War—the draft mobilized a broad cross-section of society for national defense. This approach not only ...

The New York-born businessman had already avoided being drafted four times by this point, seen as being in college was ...

Even though the draft was during the Vietnam War, draftees were sent to military service in various places around the world. Because of the offensive nature of the war, the false pretense for the ...

Draft board volunteers in eight states will participate in a virtual exercise to understand their roles if ever activated.

Clinton's Draft Deferrment. In the autumn of 1969, Clinton entered the draft but received a high number (311) and was never called to serve -- however, Clinton made every effort t ...

And while Barack Obama was just 12 years old when the Vietnam War draft ended, Donald Trump received four student deferments and a medical-leave deferment for bone spurs to avoid fighting in Vietnam.

On Jan. 31, on the first night of the Bowdoinham Ice and Smelt Festival, four Vietnam War veterans — Brent Zachau ... Zachau answered the draft call into the Army at age 20, and like a lot ...