90/365 Jon
About twenty men were indicted for publicly resisting draft registration in the 1980s, and Jon was one of them. We met in volunteer service, both products of a church upbringing that taught us that killing is wrong and this type of refusal is justified.
posted by Indigo Bunting at 6:21 AM
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A shame there are so few churches around with this kind of conscience and backbone!
There was a draft in the U.S. in the 80s? Do you mean they had to register in case there was a draft later? I think so but I'm not the sharpest hunk of lettuce in the crisper sometimes. :-) Great post and sewa's comment too.
I was pretty young (15 or so) but I met some American resisters and dodgers here in Toronto way back when. Without exception great people. The endearing and eternally wonderful Jesse Winchester came up and settled in Montreal. Do you know him? A folksinger with two great songs: "Yankee Lady" and "The Brand New Tennessee Waltz"...with the memorable line: "I left Tennessee in a hurry, dear..." When Carter granted amnesty he moved back to the U.S. briefly, but he came back here. Damn, it's nice that Arlo is touring "Alice's Restaurant" one last time.
My computor problem is fixed so that's why I'm yapping so much. Cheers to you, cheers to sewa, and cheers to all people of goodwill! Amen! lol
Ah, Deloney, just found this comment. Yes, technically guys are supposed to register at 18 just in case there is a draft. As far as I know, that's still true. I'm embarrassed to say I don't know Jesse Winchester. Thank god I'm intimately familiar with Alice's Restaurant. Thanks for the comment and the insight!
Sewa Yolema: Yeah, what is UP with that?
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