by | Feb 24, 2009 | Stories
I was a senior at UCLA during the first draft lottery, getting my bachelor’s in 1970. Throughout high school and college, I was opposed to the Vietnam War, feeling that we had no right to be involved in a civil war. I got married in the summer of...
by | Feb 23, 2009 | Stories
As of January 1969, I was re-classified from II-S to I-A, was notified for my draft physical, and passed the physical. I was expecting a draft notice at any time. I was very much opposed to the war (I was a political science major at UCLA, which gives...
by | Feb 22, 2009 | Stories
I remember watching the lottery. They were estimating that the first third would go, the second third probably wouldn’t but might go, and the third wouldn’t go. I was low second third but got called shortly after graduating from UCLA.I spent...
by | Feb 17, 2009 | Stories
I was a full-time student at Madison, but had my status changed to I-A because I submitted my draft deferment papers to my local North Carolina draft board a few weeks late. I appealed with all the proper papers, but was turned down 3-0, and was told no...
by | Feb 10, 2009 | Stories
My dad’s death was service related during World War II. I was his sole issue and the only one to continue his name. Because of this, I was granted a deferment. My feeling at the time was great relief, though I would have traded a stint in the service to have...
