Gary Eugene Rader | |
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 Rader, wearing his Green Beret uniform, burned his draft card on April 15, 1967, at Sheep Meadow, Central Park, New York City | |
| Born | January 14, 1944 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | November 1973 (aged 29) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army Reserve |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Gary Eugene Rader (January 14, 1944 – November 1973)[1] was an American Army Reservist known for burning his draft card in protest of the Vietnam War, while wearing his U.S. Army Special Forces uniform.[2][3] Afterward, he engaged in anti-war activism.
- ^ FamilySearch.org, Individual Records, U.S. Social Security Death Index.
- ^ "Protest: Burning Issue". Time. April 28, 1967. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ Goodman, Paul (May 18, 1967). "We Won't Go". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
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