Listen to the Lyrics and tell me… What is this song about? The injustice of the Vietnam Draft

Lyrics to Fortunate Son Some folks are born made to wave the flag Ooh, they're red, white and blue And when the band plays "Hail to the chief" Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no Some folks are born silver spoon in hand Lord, don't they help themselves, oh But when the taxman comes to the door Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no Released in 1969 by Creedance Clearwater Revival. Criticizing militant patriotic behavior and those who support the use of military force without having to "pay the costs" themselves (either financially or by serving in a wartime military)

Doves vs. Hawks Should continue & increase forces in Vietnam (Hawks) Opposed war & wanted troops to withdraw from Vietnam (Doves)

Need for a draft: First combat troops are sent to Vietnam in 1965 By 1968 the number of young men signing up for the military had dramatically decreased So, in 1969 the U.S. enforced a Draft

Vietnam Draft: Draft- System that selects individuals to involuntarily join the military 1940: FDR passes the Selective Service Act An estimated 1.7 million MEN between the ages of 18-26 were drafted from 1969-1972 using a Draft Lottery. 1973: The draft was abolished

Options if you were drafted… 1. Go to Boot camp 2. Flee the country (mostly Canada) 3. Apply for an exemption 4. Go to Jail 5. Conscientious Objector

Selective Service (Draft) classifications 1-A – Ready for immediate induction (no deferment) 1-D – Army Reserve 1-Y – Qualified for military service only in time of national emergency (eliminated Dec. 10, 1971) 2-S – Student deferment (temporary delay) 3-A – Extreme hardship to dependants 4-F – Unqualified for military service (exemption)

Enlistee: An individual who voluntarily joins the military - Sons of WWII veterans

Draft Dodger: A drafted individual who evades going into the military An estimated 70,000 men fled to Canada Why Canada?

Conscientious Objector: A drafted individual who opposes going to the war based on moral grounds. Religious purposes were often used (Mennonites, Amish, Quakers) Must apply when registering for the Selective Service (not always complied)

Deferment Some famous deferments include… - An option available that exempted one from the draft. Examples of Deferments included: 1. Ministerial School 2. Medical issues (yourself or family) 3. The number of one’s dependants 4. Working in a war industry 5. Other reasons deemed sufficient by the draft authorities Some famous deferments include…

Kareem Abdul Jabbar 4-F deferment (Too Tall)

Joseph Biden 1963-68, five 2-S deferments, ruled 1-Y in 1968

Dick Cheney Applied for 5 draft deferment (2-S and 3-A, wife pregnant)

Bill Clinton Classified 1-D (Army Reserve) Bill Clinton Classified 1-D (Army Reserve). However, he never shows for Arkansas ROTC

Rush Limbaugh 2-S (1969-70) 1-Y (24-Nov-1970)

The 1969 Draft Order 1. Sept. 14 2. April 24 3. Dec. 30 4. Feb. 14 5. Oct. 18 6. Sept. 6 7. Oct. 26 8. Sept. 7 9. Nov. 22 10. Dec. 6 11. Aug. 31 12. Dec. 7 13. July 8 14. April 11 15. July 12 16. Dec. 29 17. Jan 15 18. Sept. 26 19. Nov. 1 20. June 4 21. Aug. 10 22. June 26 23. July 24 24. Oct. 5 25. Feb. 19 26. Dec. 14 27. July 21 28. June 5 29. Mar 2 30. Mar. 30

1970 Draft Order (31-69) 31. May 24 32. April 1 33. Mar. 17 34. Nov. 2 35. May 7 36. Aug. 24 37. May 11 38. Oct. 30 39. Dec. 11 40. May 3 41. Dec. 10 42. July 13 43. Dec. 9 44. Aug. 16 45. Aug. 2 46. Nov. 11 47. Nov. 27 48. Aug. 8 49. Sept. 3 50. July 7 51. Nov. 7 52. Jan 25 53. Dec. 22 54. Aug. 5 55. May 16 56. Dec. 5 57. Feb. 23 58. Jan 19 59. Jan 24 60. Jun 21 61. Aug. 29 62. April 21 63. Sept. 20 64. June 27 65. May 10 66. Nov. 12 67. July 25 68. Feb. 12 69. June 13

1970 Draft Order (70-108) 70. Dec. 21 71. Sept. 10 72. Oct. 12 73. June 17 74. April 27 75. May 19 76. Nov. 6 77. Jan 28 78. Dec. 27 79. Oct. 31 80. Nov. 9 81. April 4 82. Sept. 5 83. April 3 84. Dec. 25 85. June 7 86. Feb. 1 87. Oct. 6 88. July 28 89. Feb. 15 90. April 18 91. Feb. 7 92. Jan 26 93. July 1 94. Oct. 28 95. Dec. 24 96. Dec. 16 97. Nov. 8 98. July 17 99. Nov. 29 100. Dec. 31 101. Jan 5 102. Aug. 15 103. May 30 104. June 19 105. Dec. 8 106. Aug. 9 107. Nov. 16 108. Mar. 1

1970 Draft Order (109-147) 109. June 23 110. June 6 111. Aug. 1 112. May 17 113. Sept. 15 114. Aug. 6 115. July 3 116. Aug. 23 117. Oct. 22 118. Jan 23 119. Sept. 23 120. July 16 121. Jan 16 122. Mar. 7 123. Dec. 28 124. April 13 125. Oct. 2 126. Nov. 13 127. Nov. 14 128. Dec. 18 129. Dec. 1 130. May 15 131. Nov. 15 132. Nov. 25 133. May 12 134. June 11 135. Dec. 20 136. Mar. 11 137. June 25 138. Oct. 13 139. Mar. 6 140. Jan. 18 141. Aug. 18 142. Aug. 12 143. Nov. 17 144. Feb. 2 145. Aug. 4 146. Nov. 18 147. April 7

1970 Draft Order (148-186) 148. April 16 149. Sept. 25 150. Feb. 11 151. Sept. 29 152. Feb. 13 153. July 22 154. Aug. 17 155. May 6 156. Nov. 21 157. Dec. 3 158. Sept. 11 159. Jan 2 160. Sept. 22 161. Sept 2 162. Dec. 23 163. Dec. 13 164. Jan 30 165. Dec. 4 166. Mar 16 167. Aug. 28 168. Aug 7 169. Mar 15 170. Mar 26 171. Oct. 15 172. July 23 173. Dec. 26 174. Nov. 30 175. Sept. 13 176. Oct. 25 177. Sept. 19 178. May 14 179. Feb. 25 180. Jun 15 181. Feb. 8 182. Nov. 23 183. May 20 184. Sept. 9 185. Nov. 20 186. Jan. 21

1970 Draft Order (187-225) 187. July 20 188. July 5 189. Feb. 17 190. July 18 191. April 29 192. Oct. 20 193. July 31 194. Jan. 9 195. Sept. 24 196. Oct. 24 197. May 9 198. Aug 14 199. Jan 8 200. Mar 19 201. Oct. 23 202. Oct. 4 203. Nov. 19 204. Sept. 21 205. Feb. 27 206. June 10 207. Sept. 16 208. April 30 209. June 30 210. Feb. 4 211. Jan 31 212. Feb. 16 213. Mar 8 214. Feb. 5 215. Jan 4 216. Feb. 10 217. Mar. 30 218. April 10 219. April 9 220. Oct. 10 221. Jan 12 222. June 28 223. Mar. 28 224. Jan 6 225. Sept. 1

1970 Draft Order (226-264) 226. May 29 227. July 19 228. June 2 229. Oct. 29 230. Nov. 24 231. April 14 232. Sept. 4 233. Sept. 27 234. Oct. 7 235. Jan 17 236. Feb 24 237. Oct. 11 238. Jan 14 239. Mar 20 240. Dec. 19 241. Oct. 19 242. Sept. 12 243. Oct. 21 244. Oct. 3 245. Aug. 26 246. Sept. 18 247. June 22 248. July 11 249. June 1 250. May 21 251. Jan 3 252. April 23 253. April 6 254. Oct. 16 255. Sept. 17 256. Mar. 23 257. Sept. 28 258. Mar. 24 259. Mar. 13 260. April 17 261. Aug. 3 262. April 28 263. Sept. 19 264. Oct. 27

1970 Draft Order (265-303) 265. Mar 22 266. Nov. 4 267. Mar 3 268. Mar. 27 269. April 5 270. July 29 271. April 2 272. June 12 273. April 15 274. June 16 275. Mar 4 276. May 4 277. July 9 278. May 18 279. July 4 280. Jan 20 281. Nov. 28 282. Nov. 10 283. Oct. 8 284. July 10 285. Feb. 29 286. Aug. 25 287. July 30 288. Oct. 17 289. July 27 290. Feb. 22 291. Aug. 21 292. Feb. 18 293. Mar. 5 294. Oct. 14 295. May 13 296. May 27 297. Feb. 3 298. May 2 299. Feb. 28 300. Mar. 12 301. June 3 302. Feb. 20 303. July 26

1970 Draft Order (304-342) 304. Dec. 17 305. Jan 1 306. Jan. 7 307. Aug. 13 308. May 28 309. Nov. 26 310. Nov. 5 311. Aug. 19 312. April 8 313. May 31 314. Dec. 12 315. Sept. 30 316. April 22 317. Mar. 9 318. Jan 13 319. May 23 320. Dec. 15 321. May 8 322. July 15 323. Mar. 10 324. Aug. 11 325. Jan 10 326. May 22 327. July 6 328. Dec. 2 329. Jan 11 330. May 1 331. July 14 332. Mar 18 333. Aug. 30 334. Mar. 21 335. June 9 336. April 19 337. Jan 22 338. Feb. 19 339. Aug. 22 340. April 26 341. June 18 342. Oct. 9

1970 Draft Order (343-366) 343. Mar. 25 344. Aug. 20 345. April 20 346. April 12 347. Feb. 6 348. Nov. 3 349. Jan 29 350. July 2 351. April 25 352. Aug. 27 353. June 29 354. Mar 14 355. Jan 27 356. June 14 357. May 22 358. June 24 359. Oct. 1 360. June 20 361. May 25 362. Mar 29 363. Feb. 21 364. May 5 365. Feb. 26 366. June 8