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...
by | Mar 14, 2008 | Stories
Right after the lottery drawing, my roomate and I decided we would go to Greensboro and take the civil service exam to join the NC National Guard. My number was 140, and my roomate’s was 100, and we knew that we would probably be drafted as soon as we graduated....
