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7. My kids remember when I marched against the Vietnam War because I feared the draft continuing and, eventually, taking my

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Sat Mar 28, 2026, 01:56 PM

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son. I got involved through a neighbor who was active in CALC (Clergy and Laity Concerned about Vietnam). It was personal for me. I feared they would take my little boy and I was terrified.

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