by | Jun 1, 2008 | Stories
After graduation from the University of Wisconsin, I was waiting for my number (212) to be called. I was called to take my physical with several others from my old High School. I remember of the seven of us that took the train into Chicago, four of them...
by | May 29, 2008 | Stories
When I knew my lottery number.. which was 99… in a year where everyone was going up into the 300’s if I remember right… it was that fact that made me ask myself… "Do I want to dig fox holes when I graduate from college… or do I want...
by | May 28, 2008 | Stories
I remember I was a senior at the U of W – Oshkosh. I went to the dorm that night to visit friends and watch the lottery. My number came up 124 and I was worried because I had gone through my four years of college deferment and was heading for...
by | May 27, 2008 | Stories
I don’t know what my number was– didn’t care as I had an AFROTC scholarship my senior year. Served 5 yrs in the Air Force, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Marin County, CA, and Washington, DC. My AF experience in electronics and intelligence/security...
by | May 26, 2008 | Stories
I knew that I would not accept induction into the military. The lottery was just going to determine the reason I would not be inducted. If my number was low, I would have to choose between leaving the country or leaving the closet. Since I was lucky...
by | May 24, 2008 | Stories
My story is short. I listened to the first lottery on the radio or TV in my dorm room (I can’t remember which). As the birth dates were called I wrote each one down in order. In the anxiety of the moment I was relieved as 295 other dates were...
