by | Mar 5, 2008 | Stories
I remember watching the lottery number assignments on televison, and my roomate and I were very nervous until our birthdates were drawn. As my 1969 number was 197, I anxiously followed the draft each of the next several months. My...
by | Mar 4, 2008 | Stories
I clearly remember gathering around the TV with my UNC college friends the night the draft lottery took place. One of my friends was in Navy ROTC and drew #11. We all laughed, he was going. He wound up in CIC (combat information section) on board a carrier in the Med...
by | Mar 1, 2008 | Stories
I was a Junior at UNC and was married and had a small child. I decided to join the Air Force since my Dad had been in the Army Air Corps in WWII. I had taken the tests etc. when the lottery was announced. I decided to wait and see what my number was...
by | Mar 1, 2008 | Stories
I was a Senior at UNC-Chapel Hill and scheduled to graduate in May 1970. I was engaged and hoping to be married soon after graduation. MY LOTTERY NUMBER WAS 69. So it was pretty obvious I was going to get drafted. Not something I was interested in...
by | Feb 28, 2008 | Stories
It is a great question that takes you down into the time tunnel. As a junior in 1969 there was a high level of awareness and anxiety about the war. As an NROTC student I was keenly aware of what lay ahead. I had joined the unit as a freshman, knowing that a Navy...
by | Feb 28, 2008 | Stories
I remember when the lottery was first announced, and hearing the results. My brother and I both got high numbers – mine was 273, his was 324. There was also a pool in our dorm at UNC, and the ‘winner’ – the guy with the lowest number –...
