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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 02:00 PM
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Vietnam Deserter Arrested On Way To Vacation
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Almost four decades after fleeing his Marine Corps' unit into Canada, a 56-year-old man is being held at Camp Pendleton for desertion.

Officials said Allen Abney was arrested Thursday when he and his wife tried to cross into the United States from their home in British Columbia on their way to Reno.

Abney's daughter said he had crossed into the United States hundreds of previous times without incident. She says he's being forced to pay "for a decision he made when he was 18 years old."
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/7960202/detail.html
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RedCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 02:04 PM
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1. So there's hope we can get old W after all?
he went to Business school...
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 02:04 PM
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2. Wow, it takes a long time for news to get down there
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 02:08 PM
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4. whee
:rofl:

hey, hey hey. Long time no read.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 02:06 PM
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3. Sounds like crap to me
Jimmy Carter granted a general amnesty for all draft resisters who went to Canada back in the late 70s. Some cops in Cali need to do some reading.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 02:09 PM
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5. Deserter rather than avoider
Edited on Mon Mar-13-06 02:16 PM by uppityperson
That is the difference. Hope he gets turned loose soon.

Edited to add this since I also think this is an important topic:
Here are links to other topics on this in DU in case people want to go to other forums.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2161055
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=645102
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