by | Aug 1, 2010 | Stories
I’m glad to see someone remembers the lottery. It was a big deal at the time, especially the first one in 1969.I was a 1st-year graduate student at Duke. The lottery was in December. Evenings I would be studying in a room I shared with 4-6 other physics students...
by | Jul 27, 2010 | Stories
I received my draft notice while I was a Sophomore at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Il. I got a deferment for one year with a letter from the Dean of Students. When my year ended, I was informed that I had to go without further discussion...
by | Jul 27, 2010 | Stories
My story is perhaps a little different, as I was a USMC Reserve Recruiter for central NC 1965 thru 1967. I enlisted in the Marines in 1963, pre-Vietnam, and re-enlisted in 1965 when Johnson extended all of us when he landed the Marines at Da Nang. I put in for...
by | Jul 25, 2010 | Stories
The draft stories rang a bell for me. As Pi Kap social chairman in December 1969, I had the bright idea for us to put up $10 apiece to watch the lottery in the tube room. Half the money bought a keg of beer and the other half was designated for the low number. Who...
by | Jul 25, 2010 | Stories
I had a student deferment at Duke University when the first draft lottery took place. It was held at 8 pm the night of a Duke home basketball game. The administration moved up the start of the game such that the lottery occurred during the half-time,...
