by | Aug 21, 2008 | Stories
I was in the lottery, but I volunteered for the Marine Corps and went through Naval Flight Training from Oct ’63 until May ’65. I then went to Vietnam twice as a Marine fighter pilot and a forward air controller. I don’t regret...
by | Aug 21, 2008 | Stories
I was a student at the Univ. of Wisconsin during the first draft lottery in 1969. I had a student deferment in any event, but I drew number 332. That meant getting drafted would have been a non-event, but it mattered not a whit as I was also a Midshipman in the...
by | Aug 20, 2008 | Stories
We all sat around in our apartment living room waiting to hear our numbers being drawn. I was No. 154 which was akin to being in limbo. I finished out my degree at UW and interviewed for jobs. The year before I graduated I recall they drew numbers up to the low...
by | Aug 20, 2008 | Stories
The night of the first lottery I began watching it at the Beta House at Wisconsin with several of the guys. The atmosphere was too tense, so I walked over to the Library and began studying in the second floor reading room. About an hour later, my girlfriend...
by | Aug 19, 2008 | Stories
Sheer panic ran through my veins in anticipation of the lottery. Like most of us, I had a II-S student deferment and thought I would not be exposed to the draft. Well, the lottery came and I did OK (#215) but my cousin, born on Sept. 14, drew #1. He...
by | Aug 18, 2008 | Stories
I was "between" schools, having spent the first two years out of high school at Stout State, mostly drinking and being remembered for being able to open a beer can with my teeth and slam the contents down, all in less than 30 seconds. Perhaps it was my lack...
