By Joe Pinter, @JPinter93
October 10, 1969
The Vietnam War has been referred to as one of the darkest periods in our country’s history.
There were violent protests at schools across the country.
All across the nation, college students that had been drafted were burning their draft cards in protest to the war and the mandatory draft itself. This happened often at St. Bonaventure University although it is unknown exactly how many Bonaventure students participated.
The Oct. 10, 1969 issue of The Bona Venture featured a story about David James Edward Aud.
Aud graduated the previous year and had been student president. He believed that war and killing were immoral. Because of this, he did not wish to fulfill his military duty.
Aud was denied an appeal, and he decided to “wait it out” in Boston until he received a draft notice and faced arrest. The BV focused mainly on Aud’s story instead of the students burning draft cards. This was a display of Bonaventure’s emphasis on peace.
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