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Rosemary2205 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-31-06 03:21 PM
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5. Appearantly Ford did propose it.
Edited on Sun Dec-31-06 03:24 PM by Rosemary2205
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904109...

Also this

In the mid 70s, President Ford offered limited immunity to U.S. draft dodgers who had fled to Canada. Later President Carter expanded the offer, and most draft dodgers returned home.


http://www.bbhq.com/vietnam.htm

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  - Did anyone bring up Ford giving immunity to the Nam draft evaders ? blues90  Dec-31-06 01:15 PM   #0 
  - Ford was also the first presodent to allow women to attend the military academies.  saracat   Dec-31-06 01:18 PM   #1 
  - I remember it (I am old!)  LA lady   Dec-31-06 01:19 PM   #2 
  - There were still dumb draftees serving in ther military when he proposed it  BrotherBuzz   Dec-31-06 01:54 PM   #3 
  - It was CARTER who granted amnesty to Vietnam draft evaders...  earthlover   Dec-31-06 03:02 PM   #4 
  - Appearantly Ford did propose it.  Rosemary2205   Dec-31-06 03:21 PM   #5 
     - ford had a program for limited clemency....  earthlover   Jan-01-07 01:10 AM   #6 
 

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