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Trump birthday parade skyrocketing up to $45m with 25 tanks added. It will pay tribute to the Army’s history from the Revolutionary War to present day & feature soldiers marching in period uniforms. (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] Archangel1313@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

I don't think you understand how "the draft" worked. You make it sound like folks had a choice.

Not everyone was rich enough to buy themselves a pass. So it was either go to jail, or skip the country...which was also a luxury not everyone could afford.

Shaming soldiers for being conscripted into a war none of them wanted to be in, is also not the own you think it is. Having the privilege of buying a pass, when most people don't have that option, is nothing to celebrate.