The draft resistors' targets were, strategically, very well thought out- being against the draft, it makes sense to do the sabotage where it will do the most damage. So, the draft boards/Selective Service offices, and especially their records, were a logical thing to go after. I was especially impressed with the “Beaver 55 Strikes Again” newspaper article, detailing invasions of three different Selective Service offices in the St. Paul/Minneapolis MN area.

The “Beaver 55” were the anti-draft faction, and they effectively destroyed all records, including back-up copies, that pertained to men eligible for the draft (especially those who were delinquent). And because St. Paul is Minnesota's capitol, they were also successful in ransacking the state office and eliminating files there. It was estimated that it would “cripple almost 50% of the entire Selective Service System in the state”, and stop inductions from the locally targeted offices for up to a full year.

The corporations that manufactured supplies and weapons for the Vietnam War were also targets. A notable one was the Dow Chemical Company, the maker of napalm, an extremely volatile chemical used in bombs or sometimes sprayed raw (in jelly-form). It was basically the equivalent of gasoline, but being a gel it would burn longer- to the bone.

The Dow Chemical Company usually suffered damage to their records, property, and/or equipment, but these acts were more symbolic, and for the sake of media attention, than being any major hindrance. Overall, I think the draft resistance movement chose their targets wisely, and inflicted both material and symbolic damage.