B.C. man nabbed at border for deserting US Marines in 1968

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 3/14/2006, 7:47 am

VANCOUVER -- The peaceniks and draft resisters who flooded into Canada during the Vietnam War grew up long ago. Now they are aging, their hair grey. Many are grandfathers.

But the long arm of justice in the United States is forever vigilant.

Late last week, U.S. authorities nabbed a quiet, 56-year-old retired Canadian as he headed into Idaho from his home in B.C. They quickly hauled him off to prison.

Allen Abney's crime? Thirty-eight years ago, while still a teenager, he deserted from the U.S. Marines as he was about to be sent to Vietnam and took refuge in Canada.

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To make matters worse, Mr. Abney's brother, Gerry, died Saturday in hospital, and by late yesterday afternoon, his family had still not been allowed to tell Mr. Abney.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ry/?query=

This guy's daughter was on tv this morning saying that her and her mother have received very little information and have not been able to talk to him... he's not allowed to make or take phone calls.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 3/14/2006, 9:45 am

Hmm, well if he is found guitly at his court martial, he'll probably be sent to jail in Levenworth. Worse case, he gets executed.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 3/14/2006, 7:34 pm

You say that like this is OK, Johnny. :wtf:

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 3/14/2006, 8:09 pm

um.. are they joking? this is ridiculous.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 3/14/2006, 8:11 pm

almost 4 decades later!

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 3/14/2006, 8:58 pm

Oh, I didn't mean for it to come out like that. My bad. :oops:

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 3/14/2006, 10:27 pm

OK, good. I was worried about you for a while, there.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 3/16/2006, 12:08 am

This is terrible. I actually work with a draft dodger, he's a sweet oldie in his 60's now. :lol:

. The draft was a horrible unjust thing and anyone who ran from it was fully fully justified. And they want to prosecute him? Fuck.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 3/16/2006, 4:57 pm

Where did Seans post go?

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 3/16/2006, 5:31 pm

update: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ional/home

"A Vietnam War deserter who was arrested last week when he tried to cross the border from British Columbia into the United States may be freed within a week, a U.S. Marine Corps spokesman said Tuesday."

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 3/16/2006, 5:37 pm

That's still too long. Ugh.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 3/16/2006, 5:39 pm

Well, I'm glad I'm wrong.

Bandalero · Post by **Bandalero** » 3/18/2006, 11:11 pm

man, they had that colonel hunt douche bag on o-reilly and he was just pissed about this guy.

get a fucking life and get over the war buddy.