In the 4 years of Cheney's 5 deferments (1963-1966), 8602 U.S. Military personnel died in Vietnam

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Deferment #1 (student): March 20, 1963 (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/01/politics/campaign/01CHEN.html?pagewanted=2).

Deferment #2 (student): July 23, 1963 (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/01/politics/campaign/01CHEN.html?pagewanted=2).

U.S. Military - Deaths, All Causes, Southeast Asia 1963 - 195 (http://www.testgoons.com/ccSEA/Casualties/US1963.html)

Deferment #3 (student): Oct. 14, 1964 (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/01/politics/campaign/01CHEN.html?pagewanted=2).

U.S. Military - Deaths, All Causes, Southeast Asia 1964 - 401 (http://www.testgoons.com/ccSEA/Casualties/US1964.html)

Deferment #4 (student, grad school): Nov. 1, 1965 (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/01/politics/campaign/01CHEN.html?pagewanted=2).

U.S. Military - Deaths, Vietnam War, 1965 - 1,863 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_casualties#By_Year)

Deferment #5 (3-A status, the "hardship" exemption, which excluded men with children or dependent parents...Lynne Cheney 10 weeks pregnant): Jan. 19, 1966

U.S. Military - Deaths, Vietnam War, 1966 - 6,143 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_casualties#By_Year)

[Diane R]

1. Recommended. I hope he rots......

[Wickerman]

2. and how many DUI's did he get in that time frame?

[Soylent Brice]

3. K&R

[Captain Hilts]

4. A dear friend - a retired Marine Colonel - just died. He HATED Cheney so bad. And Bush. nt

[pinboy3niner]

5. I knew at least one among that number . . .

SGT Richard Arthur Coffey, Army Infantry
1st Cavalry Division
KIA by small arms fire Nov. 4, 1965, Ia Drang Valley
Panel 3 East, Line 17, Vietnam Veterans Memorial

R.I.P., Dick

As for Dick "Chickenhawk" Cheney, Dick Coffey had better things to do, too.

[gratuitous]

6. I believe Mr. Cheney's response would be . . .

"So what?"

What the Republicans consider a dedicated public servant and a great man. Draw your own conclusion.

[spanone]

7. i fart in his general direction....

[madrchsod]

8. i had a student in 67 and 68

69 i lost my student and my daughter was born but could`t get a deferment.

refused to go,thought i was crazy, and got a 4f....


dickie found out a way to go to war without actually getting hurt.

[Thothmes]

9. After November of 1963. every one of those deaths was the responsibility of

Lyndon Baines Johnson.