Frederick, North Carolina, 1969. No. 9: The Polar Bear Command

by | Jul 23, 2009 | Stories

This is the only lottery that I ever won, and probably the only one that I ever will.  I was a student in college & was reclassified because I stayed out of school for one semester and got married.  That made me eligible for the lottery.  Every time...

Craig, North Carolina, 1969. No. 2: I'll Wait Til The Next War

by | Jul 21, 2009 | Stories

I was an English Ed student when the lottery occurred…my birthdate, Nov. 22, was the SECOND ping pong ball to pop up…I remember thinking "Oh hell."I had a brother-in-law-to-be who was an English major at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory and he was...

Jim, North Carolina, 1970. No. 195: Lessons Not Learned

by | Jul 20, 2009 | Stories

I graduated from NC State University in 1970.  Some time during my undergraduate years (1966 – 1970) I had receieved my II-S classification which allowed me a student deferment.  Shortly after graduating in May of 1970 I received my I-A classification...

Wade, North Carolina, 1969. No. 314: 30 Years In The Classroom

by | Jul 19, 2009 | Stories

I had about a year left in college before graduation when the lottery took place.  My degree was to be in secondary education and it was my hope that I would be teaching in a high school somewhere in NC.  I remember watching the lottery on television and...

Bob, Virginia, 1969. No. 355: Motorcycle Lottery

by | Jul 17, 2009 | Stories

I was in the infamous 1969 lottery during my first senior year at NC State.  My birth month was January and I ended up with a very high lottery number. But in the spring of 1967 I had signed the Army ROTC contract, so my draft lottery number didn’t matter....