"HK" wrote in message
...


Your problem here seems to be binary thinking. There were many
possibilities between being drafted and inducted and avoiding the draft
that did not include draft dodging, if by dodging you mean some sort of
"illegal" activity.


I think the problem here is semantics. To many of that era, "avoiding the
draft" and "draft dodging" means the same thing.
Most that avoided or dodged the draft did so legally. Others didn't have
the means, connections or knowledge to do so.

Others volunteered.

Eisboch

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:31:05 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
...


Your problem here seems to be binary thinking. There were many
possibilities between being drafted and inducted and avoiding the draft
that did not include draft dodging, if by dodging you mean some sort of
"illegal" activity.

I think the problem here is semantics. To many of that era, "avoiding the
draft" and "draft dodging" means the same thing.
Most that avoided or dodged the draft did so legally. Others didn't have
the means, connections or knowledge to do so.

Others volunteered.

Good points.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:31:05 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...

Your problem here seems to be binary thinking. There were many
possibilities between being drafted and inducted and avoiding the draft
that did not include draft dodging, if by dodging you mean some sort of
"illegal" activity.
I think the problem here is semantics. To many of that era, "avoiding the
draft" and "draft dodging" means the same thing.
Most that avoided or dodged the draft did so legally. Others didn't have
the means, connections or knowledge to do so.

Others volunteered.

Good points.

Did you receive my e-mail message?

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:59:08 -0400, BAR wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:31:05 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...

Your problem here seems to be binary thinking. There were many
possibilities between being drafted and inducted and avoiding the draft
that did not include draft dodging, if by dodging you mean some sort of
"illegal" activity.
I think the problem here is semantics. To many of that era, "avoiding the
draft" and "draft dodging" means the same thing.
Most that avoided or dodged the draft did so legally. Others didn't have
the means, connections or knowledge to do so.

Others volunteered.

Good points.

Did you receive my e-mail message?

Yes I did - obviously you didn't receive mine in return.

I'll resend it.