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...
by | Jun 9, 2008 | Stories
In 1969, I had applied to, and been accepted for, Air Force ROTC. But, I knew it was unlikely I would get pilot opportunities because of vision. I received the acceptance letter before the lottery, with a deadline for acceptance of the slot...
by | Jun 9, 2008 | Stories
Since I was 24 in 1969 and would soon no longer be eligible for a student deferment from the military I anxiously awaited my draft number. When I learned that my lottery number was 059, I was worried. The Draft Resistance...
