B.C. man nabbed at border for deserting US Marines in 1968
Posted: 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.
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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.
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.
...
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.
. The draft was a horrible unjust thing and anyone who ran from it was fully fully justified. And they want to prosecute him? Fuck.