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SSG Michael Noll Do you know this LP, brother Michael? It's a 60s counterculture selection . . . so its very political, however there are some nice tunes on it.
The pain back home during the 60s was different than on the front lines, far different. However the pain and betrayal when the young were confronted with realizing the dirty politics of war . . . well, the struggle was real and it turned into "the 60s"
Some folks knew the times were about government policies that were less than stellar. Seems one of the lessons learned by government was that absent the draft the subsequent series of "conflicts" made it easier for the folks back home to ignore what was happening and who it was happening to.<sigh>
Has our nation, collectively, suffered worse, as a result, than during the Viet-Nam Era? As bad as that was, the veteran suicide rate is worse in the past 20 years. As unwelcome as the draft was, more people paid more attention to what was happening, and government got more pressure from "we, the people" to shape up.
These days more nations and their people hate U.S.A. world wide than during Viet-Nam. It's not looking good . . . .
Here's a little history of the musicians and the connections in time and place, to accompany the L.P. It is said of Richard Fariña that he was a "lost genius who bridged the gap between beats and hippies".
https://arcata1.com/it-was-the-red-white-and-blue-making-war-on-the-poor
The pain back home during the 60s was different than on the front lines, far different. However the pain and betrayal when the young were confronted with realizing the dirty politics of war . . . well, the struggle was real and it turned into "the 60s"
Some folks knew the times were about government policies that were less than stellar. Seems one of the lessons learned by government was that absent the draft the subsequent series of "conflicts" made it easier for the folks back home to ignore what was happening and who it was happening to.<sigh>
Has our nation, collectively, suffered worse, as a result, than during the Viet-Nam Era? As bad as that was, the veteran suicide rate is worse in the past 20 years. As unwelcome as the draft was, more people paid more attention to what was happening, and government got more pressure from "we, the people" to shape up.
These days more nations and their people hate U.S.A. world wide than during Viet-Nam. It's not looking good . . . .
Here's a little history of the musicians and the connections in time and place, to accompany the L.P. It is said of Richard Fariña that he was a "lost genius who bridged the gap between beats and hippies".
https://arcata1.com/it-was-the-red-white-and-blue-making-war-on-the-poor
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As one of the last Draft eligible men, I would argue that Johnson not mobilizing the National Guard and instead of relying on Draftees, including McNamara's Moron's, kept the War off mainstream better the than the Draftee. Remember that the Draft was controlled by the local boards until the December of 1969. That meant the poor blacks and white trash got Drafted first.
The start of the Draft Lottery in 1970 really fueled the Anti War Movement. Even though there were still too many exemption, the Lottery put the Middle American kids at risk, along with the expiration of things like the 2S deferment. The extra heat from the anti draft movement would eventually push Nixon into Linebacker II.
My Lottery Number was 123. Since I was born in 1955, I would not have been eligible for the Draft until I was 19 1/2 in 1975. My groups biggest worry was the talk that they would do one more large draft before the Selective Service Act expired in 1975.
The start of the Draft Lottery in 1970 really fueled the Anti War Movement. Even though there were still too many exemption, the Lottery put the Middle American kids at risk, along with the expiration of things like the 2S deferment. The extra heat from the anti draft movement would eventually push Nixon into Linebacker II.
My Lottery Number was 123. Since I was born in 1955, I would not have been eligible for the Draft until I was 19 1/2 in 1975. My groups biggest worry was the talk that they would do one more large draft before the Selective Service Act expired in 1975.
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