Walter Polovchak, left, who became a U.S. citizen on Oct. 8, displays his selective service card outside the post office at Adams and Dearborn streets after registering for the draft on Oct. 23, 1985. Polovchak, 18, who refused to return to the Soviet Union with his Ukrainian parents six years earlier, said, “To keep this country strong, you’ve got to register.” He was accompanied by his lawyer, Julian Kulas. (Carl Hugare / Chicago Tribune)
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