USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On Jan. 21, 1977, the day after his inauguration, Carter issued Executive Order 11967, granting a pardon to all Vietnam War draft dodgers. It included those who failed to register for the draft, but did not address the fate of deserters.

Detailed explanation-2: -On January 21, 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. In total, some 100, 000 young Americans went abroad in the late 1960s and early ‘70s to avoid serving in the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proclamation 4483, also known as the Granting Pardon for Violations of the Selective Service Act, was a presidential proclamation issued by Jimmy Carter in 1977. It granted pardons to those who evaded the draft in the Vietnam War by violating the Military Selective Service Act from August 4, 1964 to March 28, 1973.

Detailed explanation-4: -President Jimmy Carter granted an unconditional and controversial pardon to the many thousands of men who dodged the U.S. military draft during the Vietnam War on this day in history, Jan. 21, 1977.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is now known that, during the Vietnam era, approximately 570, 000 young men were classified as draft offenders, and approximately 210, 000 were formally accused of draft violations; however, only 8, 750 were convicted and only 3, 250 were jailed.