by | Mar 9, 2010 | Stories
I had several near misss with the Vietnam situation during my stay at Carolina.The first was in 1966, during my sophomore year. Every male student received mistakenly re-classified draft notices (from II-S to I-A) from the Cumberland County Draft Board on a...
by | Mar 4, 2010 | Stories
I managed to keep a II-S deferment until I graduated college in the summer of 1972. I received my draft notice in October ’72 and immediately applied for the Army National Guard.The Guard could afford, at the time, to be VERY picky about who they allowed...
by | Mar 3, 2010 | Stories
To make my story short, my lottery number was never called. Thus, I did not serve. However, I had other experiences regarding the Vietnam War era, which I will pass on for what they are worth.In the fall 1965, I lived in a graduate dorm at UNC-CH. I...
by | Mar 2, 2010 | Stories
1969 was the year of my college graduation. Being the son of a career Army veteran who served in WW II, Korea and Vietnam, when all this started I had no solid feelings of my own about Vietnam. During the rough early times at school, I often...
by | Mar 1, 2010 | Stories
At the time of the first lottery, I was in my first year of theological school. I was genuinely interested in campus ministry and working toward a Master of Divinity degree, a three-year program. I had to admit, though, that the IV-D status given to...
