by | Nov 24, 2009 | Stories
On 1 December 1969, I was assigned draft lottery number 147, which pretty much guaranteed that I would be called up around the time of my twenty-third birthday in early April 1970. When I got my preinduction physical notice to appear in Los Angeles, I requested...
by | Nov 24, 2009 | Stories
I was a junior in 1969 and attending NCSU. Along with two other buddies we were listening to the lottery picks on a small radio. One of our buddy’s birthday was picked at number 18 and when it was called out he slapped the radio across the...
by | Nov 21, 2009 | Stories
When November 3rd was pulled out in the lottery drawing, my life changed immediately. My birthday corresponded to number 348 in the draft which meant there was little chance I would be going to Vietnam.I was married and teaching school at the...
by | Nov 20, 2009 | Stories
I was a sophomore at NC State in Dec. ’69. Don’t recall the way I learned my number, 189, but thought I still had a low to moderate chance of being drafted. I was not, and that allowed me to move on with marriage, finishing college,...
by | Nov 17, 2009 | Stories
As an NCSU freshman, everyone I knew at school was there on a student deferment. Everyone on our floor in the dorm gathered to listen to the radio as the lottery numbers were drawn. Tensions were high for all as everyone knew the dangers involved in...
