New York Pols Who Escaped the Draft
New York Magazine tracked down Vietnam war records of several of the state's high profile politicians.
Our favorite: Rudy Giuliani. Got a "special deferment" for clerking for a federal judge.
Others:
- Governor Pataki: 4F for poor eyesight
- Mayor Bloomberg: 4F for flat feet
- Sen. Schumer: Says he got a high draft lottery number, was never called.
- Al Sharpton: One year too young for the draft lottery.
Across the river, New Jersey Democratic Senator John Corzine served six years in the U.S. Marine Reserves.
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