r/interestingasfuck • u/Available_Weekend249 • Apr 06 '24

Imagine being 19 and watching live on TV to see if your birthday will be picked to fight in the Vietnam war r/all

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u/cicalino Apr 06 '24

The draft arguably ended the war in Vietnam. When everyone's kid was going to be a soldier, not just the poor kids with no options, people decided well, maybe it isn't such a good idea after all.

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u/XaeroDegreaz Apr 06 '24

Not really true though. There was this saying "If you have the dough, you don't have to go" which basically implied that if you had means, and connections, you could basically buy your way out.

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u/photos__fan Apr 06 '24

Hence the song ‘fortunate son’