-Release date: December 31, 1969. Not all American immigrants in the Vietnam War have the same profile. Some are deserters in the true sense of the word, that is, they served in the army for a period of time but left it without permission....See more-Release date: December 31, 1969. Not all American immigrants in the Vietnam War have the same profile. Some are deserters in the true sense of the word, that is, they served in the army for a period of time but left it without permission. Others were called up for duty but did not show up. Some activists are preparing to leave before they have even been called. They are referred to under different terms: rebellious, deserters, refractory, conscientious objectors. It is difficult to estimate how many of these young Americans have settled in Quebec and more specifically in Montreal. Were they 1,000 or 5,000? However, we know that organizations were responsible for welcoming them to Montreal: the Montreal Council to Aid War Resisters, JOY and the American Deserter Committee, among others. One of Montreal's refractory drop-off points was The Yellow Door Café on Aylmer Street, near McGill University (in Canada).
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