President Jimmy Carter granted an unconditional pardon to men who dodged the military draft during the Vietnam War on this day in history, Jan. 21, 1977.
The Legionnaires, many of whom booed the announcement, were adamantly opposed and explored possible legal and constitutional violations of such a pardon," the group notes.After Carter issued his pardon,"American Legion leaders warned what such a move would mean for national security in the event of a future draft."
Anti-Vietnam War protesters are shown during one of the first demonstrations in 1967 in New York City. After the war ended, the U.S. government continued to prosecute draft dodgers until a total of 209,517 men were formally accused of dodging the draft. Government officials estimated that another 360,000 men were never pointed out, according to History.com.
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