2016 Democrats and Vietnam draft

CNN: “Clinton Made Every Effort To Avoid The Draft Prior To Entering It.” “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 to avoid the draft prior to entering it.” [CNN, 1996] CNN: “Clinton's Uncle Had Attempted To Get Bill Clinton A Navy Reserve Assignment During The Vietnam War.” “Later in the 1992 campaign, it became known that Clinton's uncle had attempted to get Bill Clinton a Navy Reserve assignment during the Vietnam war. Clinton said he didn't know anything about it to the press on September 3, 1992 but a day later admitted that a former draft board member had informed him of his uncles' attempt several months before.” [CNN, 1996] Washington Post: “Clinton Had Apparently Agreed To Join The R.O.T.C. As A Way Of Avoiding Being Drafted Into Service During The Vietnam War And Later Reneged On That Promise When His Draft-Lottery Number Ensured That He Would Not Be Selected.” “Presidential candidate Bill Clinton's integrity and patriotism came under considerable fire in 1992. Clinton had apparently agreed to join the R.O.T.C. as a way of avoiding being drafted into service during the Vietnam War and later reneged on that promise when his draft-lottery number ensured that he would not be selected.” [Washington Post, 1998] Washington Post: Bill Clinton Faced “Allegations That [He] Had Been Disloyal In Participating In A 1969 Anti-Vietnam War Demonstration In London.” “The frenzy also led to allegations that Clinton had been disloyal in participating in a 1969 anti-Vietnam War demonstration in London.” [Washington Post, 1998] Associated Press: Joe Biden “Received Five Student Draft Deferments During The Vietnam War, The Same Number Of Deferments Received By Vice President Dick Cheney.” “Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, received five student draft deferments during the Vietnam War, the same number of deferments received by Vice President Dick Cheney, and later was disqualified from service because of asthma as a teenager.” [Associated Press, 9/1/08] Associated Press: Joe Biden Was Eventually “Disqualified From Service Because Of Asthma As A Teenager.” “A month after undergoing a physical exam in April 1968, Mr. Biden received a Selective Service classification of 1-Y, meaning he was available for service only in the event of national emergency. ‘As a result of a physical exam on April 5, 1968, Joe Biden was classified 1-Y and disqualified from service because of asthma as a teenager,’” said David Wade, a campaign spokesman.” [Associated Press, 9/1/08] Chicago Magazine: Bernie Sanders “Applied For Conscientious Objector Status To Get Out Of The Vietnam Draft” But It Was Rejected Because He Was Too Old To Be Drafted. “But back to Bernie: Where Obama had ‘community organizer’ on his resume, Sanders, in the late ‘60s, a member of the anti-capitalist Liberty Union Party and Vietnam War protester, had ‘freelance writer, carpenter, and youth counselor.’ He applied for conscientious objector status to get out of the Vietnam draft. ‘By the time his C.O. application was rejected,’ wrote the Burlington Free Press’s Sam Hemingway, ‘Sanders was 26 and too old to be drafted.’” [Chicago Magazine, 5/4/15]