Vietnam-era military service still a factor in American, local politics

This week’s political riddle: what do Roy Blunt, Emanuel Cleaver, and Donald Trump have in common?

Answer: Each Vietnam-era politician did not serve in the military during that war, either because of a draft deferment, a high lottery number, or both.

Here’s more on Trump. The businessman raised the issue by harshly criticizing Vietnam-era POW Sen. John McCain.

Here’s what we wrote in March.

This story was originally published July 21, 2015 at 1:00 AM.