by | Nov 16, 2009 | Stories
I was a sophomore at NC State University in 1969 and remember the big buildup to lottery day. I was in Sigma Nu fraternity and in typical fraternity fashion we decided to make a social occasion of the event by hosting a "Lottery Party". All frat...
by | Nov 16, 2009 | Stories
The charter room of the fraternity house was packed. All the brothers were crowded in front of the 25” RCA. You would have thought there was a State /Carolina basketball game on the TV – but it was something that produced no cheers – it...
by | Nov 13, 2009 | Stories
I had already decided I wasn’t going to go when my number, 55, was pulled. My wife wanted me to move to Canada, but I thought that was the chickenshit thing to do. I was a patriot.While I have absolutely no objection to universal national service for all men and...
by | Nov 12, 2009 | Stories
I joined a Naval Reserve Officer program because of my low draft number. In ’69, anything below No. 125 was a certainty to be called. Even though I still had my student deferment and would probably keep it until May of ’72 when I...
by | Nov 4, 2009 | Stories
I was in the advanced portion of Air Force ROTC at NCSU when the first drawing of the lottery was held. My lottery number came out 313. I went to the Commandant of Cadets and requested a departure from the program. I was informed that I had two choices: stay in the...
