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Exile of a Missouri draftee echoes in Windsor exile tale
Len Grannemann fled the US draft in 1968 and settled near Windsor Ontario after crossing into Canada. He reflects on the moral stance that drove him to leave, his transformed views on the Vietnam War, and the uneasy balance between safety from arrest and life as a draft dodger in exile. He recalls his border crossing, his family’s fears, and his ongoing search for meaning and belonging.
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Len Grannemann
Windsor
Ontario
Detroit
Mich
Richard E. Meyer Windsor
Detroit River
Canada
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Arrest
Washington
Missouri
Southwest Missouri State College
Springfield
Sigma Tau Gamma
Vietnam
The
Atlantic Monthly
David M. Shoup
Marine Corps
Shoup