G.I. movement | |
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Part of the Opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam | |
![]() Publications from the GI movement, taken from the book A Matter of Conscience. | |
Date | 1964โ1973 |
Caused by | United States Involvement in the Vietnam War |
Goals | Avoid military duties in the Vietnam War |
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The G.I. movement was the resistance to military involvement in the Vietnam War from active duty soldiers in the United States military.[1][2][3] Within the military popular forms of resistance included combat refusals, fragging, and desertion. By the end of the war at least 450 officers were killed in fraggings,[4] or about 250 from 1969โ1971,[5] over 300 refused to engage in combat[6][unreliable source?] and approximately 50,000 American servicemen deserted.[7] Along with resistance inside the U.S. military, civilians opened up various G.I. coffeehouses near military bases where civilians could meet with soldiers and could discuss and cooperate in the anti-war movement.[3]