by | Jul 19, 2013 | Stories
I remember this as if it was yesterday. I went to my favorite watering hole in Athens, GA to watch the first ever lottery while enjoying $.25 pitchers. The only problem was, I did not get there until they were already on number 11. As I watched the numbers go by and...
by | Jul 19, 2013 | Stories
I graduated high school in 1966 and I entered UGA in the fall of ’66, met my wife-to-be Patricia and enrolled in the UGA Army ROTC program. I had intended to make a career in the Army as a pharmacist in the Medical Service Corps after I graduated from the...
by | Jul 17, 2013 | Stories
By 1969 I was not too concerned about the draft. I had been called up in 1966, prior to the huge build-up in ‘Nam, and reported for my physical in Ft. Jackson, SC. We had gone through all the physicals except for vision when the Sgt in charge told everyone who...
by | Jul 4, 2013 | Stories
I did not watch the lottery, but a friend called me up later and asked if my birthday wasn’t Sept 14 (1950). I said yes, and he gave me the good news! I of course thought it was a joke and tried to ignore it. As I was still in high school at 19-I started school...
by | Jul 2, 2013 | Stories
On the day of the lottery, I was in Biochemistry laboratory at university. When I finished my lab I ran back to the dorm to watch the lottery with all my buddies. We were all freaked out. During the three years since I graduated from high school in...
