by | Jun 25, 2009 | Stories
There was no draft lottery in 1965 when I graduated from Cal. I had a II-S student deferment for law school, and was slugging it out in my first year at UCLA School of Law.In October, 1965 my draft board reclassified me I-A and sent me a notice to take a...
by | Jun 25, 2009 | Stories
I was eager to become part of the military. My family dates back in the United States to prior 1800. Every male of my family has been in the military and fought in every war and conflict since the War of 1812. All four of my children including...
by | Jun 24, 2009 | Stories
At the end of my freshman year in college I lost my II-S deferment due to poor grades. Never a hard working student, I was unprepared for the freedom of college life and lacked the self discipline to pursue education as a full time job. My grades in the...
by | Jun 22, 2009 | Stories
On that fateful December 1, 1969, I learned that my birthday was picked No. 3 but it didn’t occur to me to panic, because I was young and stupid and just couldn’t imagine being drafted. I left UCLA in the fall of 1970 and went off to Stanford for...
by | Jun 22, 2009 | Stories
I was in the process of completing my Junior year at UCLA and was returning for dinner at my fraternity house from my part-time job while the lottery was in process. When one of my fraternity brothers asked me when I was born (September 14th), he informed me...
by | Jun 21, 2009 | Stories
I graduated with a BA in theater arts from UCLA in March, 1970. My II-S student deferment was thus no longer valid and my lottery number was 152. Not long after I left school, the infamous "Greetings" letter arrived. Lucky for me, I was a lifelong...
