Claim: The composer-performer of the patriotic song "God Bless the USA" fled to Canada to avoid being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War.
Fact-check: Did 'God Bless the USA' Composer Lee Greenwood Flee to Canada to Avoid Vietnam War Draft?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Mikkelson
Date published: 2001-11-05T12:00:00