Simple History. The Vietnam War Draft. Posted: November 18, 2024 | Last updated: December 11, 2024. A need for more manpower upon America’s deeper involvement in the Vietnam war in 1965, made ...

Overall, about 27 million Americans were eligible for the draft during the Vietnam War, and out of the over 8.7 million who served, roughly 2.2 million were draftees—meaning that approximately ...

Remembering Jimmy Carter's blanket pardon for Vietnam War draft evaders The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100.

I am a Vietnam combat veteran who was drafted in the spring of 1965, the first draft, when we were called upon to serve our country in the turmoils that were going on at that time. The latest news ...

On Jan. 21, 1977, the day after his inauguration, Carter issued Executive Order 11967, granting a pardon to all Vietnam War draft dodgers.