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-Labeled as cowards in beginning
-Draft was later scrutinized  because of a large increase in deaths

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Name given to those who avoided the draft by refusing to go into war

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As the War continued thoughts on the draft became negative and those who escaped the draft were seen as resisting the war.

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Conscientious Objectors

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In the early parts of the war, the draft was seen as necessary to oppose communist ways and men who tried to escape the draft were given derogatory nicknames and looked down.

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-Flee to Canada or Mexico
-Pretending to be disabled
-Claim to be homosexual
-Conscientuous objector (against their morals and religious beliefs to fight in war)

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-College
-physical problems or disabilities
-Mental problems

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Towards the beginning of the war it was supported by the American public, but as it dragged on and the casualties kept rising anti war sentiment began to spread.

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26 capsules, each with a letter of the alphabet were drawn at random. The three letters represented the initials of the first, middle and last name of the person chosen.

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366 capsules numbered 1-366  were placed in a clear container and then drawn at random

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Two-thirds of American men between the ages of 18-25 volunteered for the war, while the last third was put into the draft.

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The lottery began on December 1, 1969.

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Those drafted were between the ages of 18-25, with the primary focus on 19 year olds.

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-Ages
-Dates
-Stats

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How did young Americans feel about the draft? Did they really know what they were getting into and why did they agree to join? Or, how did they evade the draft?