{"id":1130,"date":"2021-05-28T20:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2022-05-13T17:40:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T21:40:01","slug":"the-draft-dodger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1130","title":{"rendered":"The Draft Dodger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grover_Cleveland_Bergdoll_1893-1966-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grover_Cleveland_Bergdoll_1893-1966-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grover_Cleveland_Bergdoll_1893-1966.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During World War I a wealthy playboy from Philadelphia refused induction into the U. 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