Texcaster wrote:
" ... People also ask: Was the Duke a Trump 'bone spurs' kind draft dodger or a regular one?
According to Gary Wills' book John Wayne's America, the man who portrayed the archetypal, battle-hardened Marine, Sgt. Stryker, in 1949's The Sands of Iwo Jima, actually avoided the draft during WWII. Wills contends that the Duke did not reply to letters from the Selective Service system, and applied for deferments.26 Apr 2023 ... "