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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
My father was a military deserter and was granted asylum in Canada, and for that I am thankful. It was a bit different though as he was conscripted and served in a corrupt and inhumane communist dictatorship.
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We have somewhat similar stories. My grandfather was drafted into the Csar's Russian army in the early 1900's. He decided he didn't want to go so he used his step-brother's Canadian visa papers (his step-brother had changed his mind about coming to Canada) to get into Canada (he entered Canada under his step-brother's name). So my family history is that I have a draft dodger and an illegal alien for a grandfather.
My father and his two brothers rehabilitated the family name though. They all fought for Canada in WWII and my father stayed in the military (Air Force) til he retired at age 50.