by | Jul 23, 2018 | Stories
I graduated medical school in 1969 and became immediately eligible for the draft, months before the first lottery. I was accepted for a fine residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in surgery. However the position was contingent on me having some type of...
by | Jul 23, 2018 | Stories
My lottery number was 107, and the night of the lottery I was visiting my girlfriend at Northwest Missouri State U, in a large residence hall TV lounge. The room was quiet, the mood very serious, and the suspense was great. As each number was read and the date...
by | Jul 21, 2018 | Stories
I married my High School sweetheart in January prior to my graduation in 1969. She was soon pregnant so after graduation I decided to enlist for OCS rather than be drafted. I took Basic at Ft. Leonard Wood and AIT at Ft Polk. Afterwards was assigned to the Cav as a...
by | Jun 13, 2018 | Stories
I was No. 53 and it affected my life tremendously. I went down that next afternoon, joined the Air Force, and was accepted into pilot training. I did well and actually found I had a god-given ability to fly fighters. I flew F-4s in Vietnam, became an instructor early...
by | May 31, 2018 | Stories
I became classified as 1-A in April 1971, after leaving the US Air Force Academy and passing the army physical. I then attended college, fully expecting to be called during that Spring semester. However, in approximately November or December 1971, Sec. of Defense...
by | May 23, 2018 | Stories
I “avoided” the draft by joining the US Army Reserves in 1968. Since I was already in, the draft was not a concern for me. On draft night, I arrived late in joining a group of frat brothers listening to the numbers being called. Of the remaining numbers, mine...
