Arlington and Cheney, what do you think will happen?

Question

Arlington National Cemetary is where soldiers and prominent public figures are allowed the honor of being buried. Do you think Cheney should apply, or pass on this honor based on the following:

This quote comes from a Saturday NYTimes article --
"Cheney's Five Draft Deferments During the Vietnam Era Emerge as a Campaign Issue" -- discussing the lengths VP Dick Cheney went to in order to avoid serving during the Viet Nam war.

It is apparent from the piece that Richard Cheney did everything humanly possible -- short of fleeing to Canada -- to avoid military conscription: He applied for and recieved 5 student deferments, a number described as "incredible" by professor David Curry of the University of Missouri in St. Louis.

Answer 1

If he is buried in Arlingont it will be an insult to all American servicemen and women.

Answer 2

Grrrr! that makes me mad.
My cousin was a captain in VN who got killed his last tour. I went to DC to visit some family and found his name on the wall, along with a lot of others who got drafted.

He better not get buried there, the chicken. He'll stink up the whole place.

Answer 3

I wonder myself!

"On Oct. 6, 1965, the Selective Service lifted its ban against drafting married men who had no children. NINE months and 2 days later, Mr. Cheney's first daughter, Elizabeth, was born."

Here's more of Cheney's well timed actions:

In February 1962, when Mr. Cheney was classified as 1-A available for service he was doing poorly at Yale.

In June, he left Yale. After returning home to Casper, a small city in east-central Wyoming, he worked as a lineman for a power company.

But by 1963, ferment in Vietnam was rising. Mr. Cheney enrolled in Casper Community College in January 1963 he turned 22 that month and sought his first student deferment on March 20, according to records from the Selective Service System. After transferring to the University of Wyoming at Laramie, he sought his second student deferment on July 23, 1963.

On Aug. 7, 1964, Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, which allowed President Lyndon B. Johnson to use unlimited military force in Vietnam. The war escalated rapidly from there.

Just 22 days later, Mr. Cheney married his high school sweetheart, Lynne. He sought his third student deferment on Oct. 14, 1964.

In May 1965, Mr. Cheney graduated from college and his draft status changed to 1-A. But he was married, which offered him some protection.

In July, President Johnson announced that he was doubling the number of men drafted. The number of inductions soared, to 382,010 in 1966 from 230,991 in 1965 and 112,386 in 1964.

Mr. Cheney obtained his fourth deferment when he started graduate school at the University of Wyoming on Nov. 1, 1965.

On Oct. 6, 1965, the Selective Service lifted its ban against drafting married men who had no children. Nine months and two days later, Mr. Cheney's first daughter, Elizabeth, was born. On Jan. 19, 1966, when his wife was about 10 weeks pregnant, Mr. Cheney applied for 3-A status, the "hardship" exemption, which excluded men with children or dependent parents. It was granted.

Answer 4

part of it lies in an physique of concepts progressed for the time of international war II. a great pass part of usa participated in defense force provider for the time of that war alongside with Reserve instruments. lacking defense force provider lessens the credibility of a flesh presser responsible for identifying whilst the defense force ought to combat a war. previous to international war II, being a nicely-enjoyed former standard advance into incredibly of an benefit in politics, yet in any different case defense force provider or loss of defense force provider had little relevance to politics. international war II advance right into a special journey in US historic previous and defense force provider in all probability isn't incredibly as suitable as we communicate with politicians that grew up after international war II. Failing to serve in a war wasn't a great shrink back for the two Clinton or Bush 40 3. (irrelevant, yet greater complicated, is that DWI's and admitted substance abuse have not been a severe shrink back for Clinton, Bush 40 3, and Cheney, the two.) Which leads one to have faith the different part of the outrage is merely a dislike for Cheney, himself, and how he has executed as vp.

Answer 5

How sad, that he could be so sneaky and let other kids take his place. I am ashamed of him, because he is obviously too evil to be ashamed of himself.

IF they do put him in there, I hope they keep him away from anyone who died in either Vietnam or Iraq....

Answer 6

Cheney is the Darth Vador of the world.....he belongs to some other planet....

Answer 7

I don't understand why this isn't the headlines of every newspaper. Thanks for putting it out there.