Tassajara Stories 1

When I was in Argentina in 65, all the guys I knew were communists or Stalinists, or socialists, or Trotsyites. They all went into the army when it wsa their time because the alternative was the bitter cold and wind of Tierra del Fuego.It was easy getting out of the draft in the US. Actually we were getting out of doing military serice but what we said was getting out of or escaping the draft. I helped a lot of guys who didn't want to become COs (contientious obvectors) avoid military service. It wasn't easy being a CO either but a niumber of guys at ZC were COs. We were very very against the war in Vietnam. What I told guys was first, rule out a physical or health reason first. That's the best. Then become someone they don't want - find that person in you who is not fit for the army and rif that doesn't work, refuse to cross that line. Shit in your pants.