Cute Draft Dodgers Guards and Stoppers

I was a teen during the years when we were most involved in the Vietnam war. It had started in the mid-1950's, and we became involved because this was a time when the United States felt very threatened by the Communists, and their desire to take over territory.  I am writing this off of the top of my head from my own experiences and memory, you can verify much by searching for history of the Vietnam war online.

We sent military into the region of the war in the mid 1950's but the war and involvement by our American men escalated during the 1960's. I remember reading and hearing reports throughout high school years, and after, about the war. I remember friends going off to war. Some didn't have a choice because of the drafting system imposed by the government.

Of those who were eligible for the draft, some avoided it by leaving the Country, which made the term "draft dodger" popular, and some

With the right pattern, it's not hard to make your own draft dodgers.

I have provided you a link to a pattern to the right.

The balsam draft stoppers pictured below are very similar to one that we have that we purchased in Lancaster, PA., it is a blue print and at one end there is a little tail and the other end is shaped like the face of a dog, so it looks a bit like a Dachshund because it is so long.

But before that you may enjoy looking at the videos that share how to make draft dodgers.