Ed Helms

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SNAFU with Ed Helms · Snafu Season 2: Episode 2: Want to come to a party? · 23 Sep 2026 podcast

To be clear, America's Catholic leadership were not peacnicks. matched

In fact, in 1968, the Archbishop of New York counter-protested a peace rally. matched

But at the local level, many parish priests and their parishioners felt the war contradicted their religious beliefs. matched

They thought the draft was wrong. matched

And some of them were even willing to violate earthly laws to fight it. matched

All American men aged 18 to 25 were required to register with their local draft boards. matched

These small offices would store their draft files, which were necessary for actually calling these men up to serve. matched

But there were no digital copies, of course. matched

Everything ran on paper, which meant that if someone broke into those draft boards and removed or destroyed the files, the men in those files couldn't be called up. matched

It wasn't only the Catholic peace movement planning these raids, but many prominent draft board raiders were priests or people close to them. matched

The draft board raids were strategic, targeting offices specifically located in poor neighborhoods. matched

So Bonnie, John, and a gaggle of nuns and priests broke into federal draft board offices and made off with draft files in the dead of night. matched

Then they mailed the files to the young men along with a letter, explaining that they believed the war in Vietnam was unjust. matched

And now these men had a choice. matched

They could report to their draft board office and offer to serve if they wished, or they could keep their file, and sleep a little better at night knowing they would never be called. matched

But they weren't naive. matched

These raids weren't slowing the war. matched

Young men were still going to Vietnam at alarming rates, many of them never to come home. matched

Some fringe groups formed, like the infamous Weather Underground. matched

They began building bombs and blowing up public buildings. matched

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