by | Mar 22, 2008 | Stories
I remember the lottery very well. I was a sophomore at Carolina and my older brother was serving a tour in Vietnam. The night of the draft everyone was glued to the TV. I didn’t have to watch long, for my birthdate(9-14-50) was the first number picked. I...
by | Mar 20, 2008 | Stories
My uncle was in the reserve and also worked in the civilian portion of the military as a recruiter. His MOS was that of military police. At the time, I was a light weight wrestler at Carolina. The military guy that interviewed me said that I would be...
by | Mar 19, 2008 | Stories
My lottery number was 329. I was against the war and I never had to make the difficult decision of what to do. I did give it some thought, though. If I were drafted, I would have tried to work in a medical capacity, since I was pre-med. I was extremely lucky.
by | Mar 18, 2008 | Stories
In December of 1969, when the original lottery was held, a large group of my fraternity brothers had gathered in the "T.V." room at the house. The beer was flowing. My story is pretty dull. I received a low number–– 72, I recall. I had several...
by | Mar 17, 2008 | Stories
My roommates, suitemates and I all put $5 in a hat with the lowest number winning the pot (the money that is) The 9 of us all gathered around the TV for the "big" drawing. My number was 215. I don’t remember when the number was drawn. I just remember...
by | Mar 16, 2008 | Stories
I remember it as a tense time. I had a student deferment and was in the 1st semester of my sophmore year. I did not want to be drafted out of college but did not object to military service. I was not opposed to the War in Vietnam and did not support...
