Dick Cheney’s Fifth Deferment from Vietnam Runs for Senate in Wyoming

http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2522577

On Oct. 6, 1965, the Selective Service lifted its ban against drafting married men who had no children. Nine months and two days later, Mr. Cheney’s first daughter, Elizabeth, was born. On Jan. 19, 1966, when his wife was about 10 weeks pregnant, Mr. Cheney applied for 3-A status, the “hardship” exemption, which excluded men with children or dependent parents. It was granted.

What’s the daughter of a chicken-hawk called?  

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