From the AP 11-22-2018
Trump received five draft deferments during the Vietnam War, four for education and one for a diagnosis of bone spurs — though he later told The New York Times he could not remember which foot was affected by the malady or how long it lasted.
Trump told The Associated Press in a recent interview that he doesn't think visiting troops in a war zone is "overly necessary."
"I've been very busy with everything that's taking place here," he added.
Got to set those tee times!
...and:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...oops-thanksgiving_us_5bf711cee4b0771fb6b73ee7
Sample from the link:
While he has claimed to be pro-military for decades, he avoided service in Vietnam using a string of education deferments and then claimed a medical exemption because of bone spurs in his heels.
He later described that period as a difficult time because of the danger of contracting sexually transmitted diseases from the women he was sleeping with. “It is my personal Vietnam,” he told radio host Howard Stern in 1997. “I feel like a great and very brave soldier.”
Trump received five draft deferments during the Vietnam War, four for education and one for a diagnosis of bone spurs — though he later told The New York Times he could not remember which foot was affected by the malady or how long it lasted.
Trump told The Associated Press in a recent interview that he doesn't think visiting troops in a war zone is "overly necessary."
"I've been very busy with everything that's taking place here," he added.
Got to set those tee times!
...and:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...oops-thanksgiving_us_5bf711cee4b0771fb6b73ee7
Sample from the link:
While he has claimed to be pro-military for decades, he avoided service in Vietnam using a string of education deferments and then claimed a medical exemption because of bone spurs in his heels.
He later described that period as a difficult time because of the danger of contracting sexually transmitted diseases from the women he was sleeping with. “It is my personal Vietnam,” he told radio host Howard Stern in 1997. “I feel like a great and very brave soldier.”
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