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Donald Trump’s Draft Deferments: Four for College, One for Bad Feet
Back in 1968, at the age of 22, Donald J. Trump seemed the picture of health. He stood 6 feet 2 inches with an athletic build; had played football, tennis and squash; and was taking up golf. His medical history was unblemished, aside from a routine appendectomy when he was 10. But after he graduated from college in the spring of 1968, making him eligible to be drafted and sent to Vietnam, he received a diagnosis that would change his path: bone spurs in his heels. The diagnosis resulted in a coveted 1-Y medical deferment that fall, exempting him from military service...
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I'm not a trump defender, but this is just your basic article slinging mud and hoping something sticks. VERY VERY weak.
Also, if the draft were enacted today, I would do everything in my power to not get drafted.
It became relevant when Trump tried to respond to Khzir Khan on the topic of service and sacrifice.
still a weak article. it shows that even if he was a draft dodger, he did it by the book and actually got a letter from a doctor. whether or not he actually had bone spurs is nearly impossible to prove at this point in time, so why bring it up as if he's lying if you can't prove it?
The same was said about Bill.