by | Jan 18, 2009 | Stories
Mine is not a long story. All I remember is that I was in my fourth year in school at the University of Wisconsin. I had one more year of Pharmacy School. I had already had two friends from Pulaski High School die over there and to tell you the truth I didn’t...
by | Jan 17, 2009 | Stories
In December 1969, I was a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, Marathon County Center. My study habits were poor and my grades reflected that. When lottery number 83 was drawn for my birthday, I felt that military service via the draft...
by | Jan 16, 2009 | Stories
I remember the draft lottery in 1970. I was a Sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bunch of us were sitting around the TV in the fraternity house waiting for our numbers to come up. When my number was called, 273, I kept thinking that it...
by | Jan 10, 2009 | Stories
I was at the University of Maryland, considering graduate work in math or history, and my number — which I do not remember — made it certain I would be drafted. I volunteered instead, hopefully for the army foreign language training program (Chinese, but...
by | Jan 8, 2009 | Stories
In March of 1968 I dutifully signed up with the Selective Service as all 18 year old males had to do at that time. Realizing then that there was potential to end up in the military was sobering enough.When the draft lottery came around I was a carefree student...
by | Jan 6, 2009 | Stories
Forty years have passed, but that evening when the first draft lottery was held will be remembered forever. I was a sophomore at the UW, living in one of the residence halls. Radios throughout the floor were glued to the station carrying the lottery. ...
