Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well damn! maybe we should start a new group. With the web we'd have many soon. I wonder what the numbers are for eastern europeans fleeing conscription into the Czar's army. googling "fleeing conscription into the czar's army" brings up a whole lot reading material Definitely interesting history. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Jun 25, 2009, at 1:52 PM, Richard Wasserman wrote: > Add me to the list! My maternal grandmother and her 3 brothers came > to the US about 1905 to escape the Czar's army, although one of the > brothers had already maimed himself to avoid serving. I avoided > Vietnam with the aid of Quaker counselors and a sympathetic family > doctor and had the complete support of my parents. My draft lottery > number was 26... They were interesting times > > Richard Wasserman > > > > On Jun 25, 2009, at 1:35 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > >> fascinating! >> grandchildren (and great grandchildren) >> of draft dodgers >> who also did (or didn't) >> a bit of draft dodging >> themselves >> >> many different forms of courage >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information