Everyone knows @realdonaldtrump ultimately refused to serve in the military citing bone spurs. His military service or lack thereof has surfaced multiple times. Records obtained from various sources, including the National Archives, reveal the following history of his draft eligibility.
1964: He became eligible for the draft on his 18th birthday on 14 June 1964 and registered with the Selective Service System two weeks later. 1968: He received his fourth and final college deferment on 16 January 1968. After graduating from Wharton, he was reclassified 1-A on 9 July 1968. He reportedly underwent an Armed Forces physical examination with a result listed only as “DISQ” on 19 September 1968 and was reclassified 1-Y qualified for service only in time of war or national emergency on 15 October 1968. According to documents, the 1-Y classification stemmed from Trump’s having bone spurs in both heels:
While attending the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton School of Finance, he received a minor medical deferment for bone spurs on both heels of his feet. The medical deferment was expected to be short-term and he was therefore entered in the military draft lottery, where he received an extremely high number, 356 out of 365. 1972: Despite the supposedly “short-term” nature of his disqualifying physical condition, on 17 February 1972, he was reclassified 4-F not qualified for military service, presumably due to the abolishment of the 1-Y classification the previous year.
Now, as @POTUS he keeps showing little concern for Americans serving in our armed forces. Much more about this later.
My late brother was a Vietnam Veteran and all of us have many brave friends and neighbors who served this great nation in the military, and he is not one of them. For the record, and in the spirit of transparency, I got lucky and when it was my turn to serve, the draft was abolished. Today, my wife and I watched the NYC Veterans Day Parade and enjoyed a meal with his son, my nephew and his family
The President traveled to Europe for the anniversary of WWI but did not attend all ceremonies perhaps fearing a bad hair day for his bromance idol, Vladimir Putin, who has been accused of murdering his opposition journalists, of using a nerve agent to assassinate a dissident on British soil, annexed Crimea, facilitates war crimes, and attacked our American democracy.
Few places symbolize the sacrifice and service that veterans have made our country possible than battlefield cemeteries. The price of freedom high and #Trump President chose not to pay his respects in France.
Later, watch how Trump reacted when he first laid eyes on the little orange pumpkin. Check out the stark difference with Frances' Macron and Germany's Merkel. A picture is worth a thousand words because the notion that a complex bromance or strange look of admiration can be conveyed with just a single still image or that an image of a subject conveys its meaning or essence more effectively than any description or paragraph could do.
Trump cancels World Warfare I ceremony due to rain https://www.newssclub.com/2018/11/10/trump-cancels-world-war-i-ceremony… … Trump cancels WW1 memorial at US cemetery in France, sparking Twitterstorm https://cnb.cx/2zItbQ3
Trump Dissed Marines Killed in WWI Carnage Caused By His Kind of ‘Nationalism’ https://thebea.st/2Pn1KpB?source=twitter&via=desktop …
Although Trump was in attendance in Paris in a show of solidarity, French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech could be taken as a rebuke of the U.S. leader. “Patriotism is the opposite of nationalism,” Macron said. “Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism” https://politi.co/2DxsFbR
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte waited patiently in the rain to greet world leaders before WWI armistice commemorations in Paris. apne.ws/nkyhOHo
Leaders from across the globe missed the exact moment to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the official end of WW I https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/11/world-leaders-miss… …
In Commentary, Paul Wallace weighs the lessons of World War One. 'What went wrong in the interwar period was that America disengaged from Europe.... After World War Two, by contrast, the U.S. underwrote the rebuilding and defense of western Europe.' https://reut.rs/2DvQwsx
