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He did not serve himself, avoiding the Vietnam War via four education deferments, followed by a medical deferment for bone spurs in his feet. (His campaign notes that Trump received a high number in the draft lottery and was unlikely to ever be called up.) But on numerous occasions, he has dismissed the experiences of those who did.
Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh reportedly avoided the Vietnam draft because of anal cysts. In a 2011 book critical of Limbaugh, journalist John K. Wlson wrote, "As a man who evaded the Vietnam War draft with the help of an anal cyst, Limbaugh is a chickenhawk fond of making hyperbolic attacks on [liberal] foreign policy". [90]
And while Barack Obama was just 12 years old when the Vietnam War draft ended, Donald Trump received four student deferments and a medical-leave deferment for bone spurs to avoid fighting in Vietnam.
Despite that fascination, Trump took multiple deferments to avoid service in the Vietnam War. When he became president, Trump staffed his cabinet with senior generals. He appointed Mattis, a ...
George W. Bush joined the 147th Fighter-Interceptor Group of the Texas Air National Guard on May 27, 1968, during the Vietnam War.He committed to serve until May 26, 1974, with two years on active duty while training to fly and four years on part-time duty. [1]
A biographer of Trump said the president once showed him the bone spurs that got him out of the draft, but he "didn't see" any evidence of them.
Similarly, the Vietnam-era National Guard was seen by some as an avenue for avoiding combat in Vietnam, [117] although that too was less than foolproof: about 15,000 National Guardsmen were sent to Vietnam before the war began winding down. [117] Phil Ochs (1940–1976) was one of several countercultural figures to encourage draft evasion.
Vietnam: Hanoi: February 26–28: Attended the summit meeting with North Korean chairman Kim Jong Un. Also met with General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Trump made a refueling stop at an airbase in Qatar on the trip to Vietnam. 12 Japan: Tokyo: May 25–28: State Visit.