But a Times examination of his history, including interviews with Mr. Trump and experts on the era, revealed new details. Photo“I had a doctor that gave me a letter — a very strong letter on the heels,” Mr. Trump said in the interview. Mr. Trump has described the condition as heel spurs, which are protrusions caused by calcium built up on the heel bone, treated through stretching, orthotics or sometimes surgery. But after he graduated from college in the spring of 1968, making him eligible to be drafted and sent to Vietnam, he received a diagnosis that would change his path: bone spurs in his heels. The story of Mr. Trump’s draft record has been reviewed by other publications, starting in 2011, when The Smoking Gun published his Selective Service documents.

Source: New York Times August 02, 2016 00:42 UTC