Our Generation: The Draft

<b>Our Generation: The Draft </b>

This originally aired on TV Dec 29th, 2006

Show description:
One of the most important and divisive issues of the Boomer Generation, <b> the draft </b>divided the nation and fueled the anti-war movement. While some Americans flew to Vietnam to join their brothers in the jungle, others fled to Canada to escape their country's call to service and protest a nation at war. Our resident historian Steve Gillon tells the stories of the unforgettable events that defined the Baby Boomer generation and changed the world.

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In this video, you also see a very young Muhammed Ali and other interesting footage.

We do not have the DRAFT in place now in the USA, but the way things have been going since 2001 to the present day, I seriously believe The DRAFT will come back again...

See this news bit - Click link below to watch a video news report from April 11 2007:
<b>Officially announced by the Pentagon:
Army Tours Extended to a mandatory 15 months now</b>...(an additional 90 days!)
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It's just a matter of time...