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...
by | Jun 13, 2008 | Stories
I was a senior at UW-Madison and received number 27. I knew that I would be drafted if I didn’t enlist so I applied for Air Force pilot school and the National Guard. The National Guard called first so I enlisted in the Wisconsin Army National...
by | Jun 12, 2008 | Stories
I remember sitting in the apartment with my roommates watching the lottery. One had a very low number, I was in the low hundreds and two had "safe" numbers. I graduated in 1970 and received approval to begin graduate school. In December, I...
by | Jun 12, 2008 | Stories
I was a supporter of the war…conservative before my time. Because I did support the war, I planned to enlist if drafted, so I wasn’t particularly worried, although I was very frustrated by the war protesters and main stream media undermining support within...
