by | Jun 20, 2008 | Stories
Leading up to the draft lottery, the news media reminded us of the importance of the numbers. Those with low numbers would most certainly be drafted and soon. The lucky guys with higher numbers, basically above 180 would be "safe".On lottery night there were...
by | Jun 19, 2008 | Stories
I was at UW-Madison during those "interesting" years. I was able to attend college via a generous scholarship through the NROTC. Following my graduation in January, 1970 with a degree in journalism, I was destined to go directly into the Navy. I did so,...
by | Jun 19, 2008 | Stories
Lottery night was a crazy night with everyone having a reason to get a little drunk. One third, including, me celebrated that we were not going. One third commiserated because they were going. And, one third agonized because they...
by | Jun 17, 2008 | Stories
In the summer of 1969 I went to NYU summer school to get enough credits to quickly become a teacher. I returned to school for the fall semester and the 1969 (first ever) lottery. The night of the lottery we were on our way to a basketball game and listening intently...
by | Jun 17, 2008 | Stories
I never won a lottery before, and haven’t won one since, but in 1969 I won bigtime. I was a Number 1 – Number 1. I won the jackpot! How lucky was I? The first birthdate selected was my birthday, September 14 and if that...
by | Jun 16, 2008 | Stories
One month before graduation, my father and mother leaned on me to join the Army Reserve. For the first time in my life, I witnessed my mother cry because she thought I’d be off to Vietnam shortly after graduation so I relented from my youthful view...
