by | Aug 7, 2016 | Stories
In November of 1965 while attending Washburn University (as a junior) I was kicked out for violating their rules regarding the use of alcohol. Within four days of that event I was notified by my local draft board in Wilson County, Kansas to report for a...
by | Jul 21, 2016 | Stories
I was caught up in it like everyone else at that time. The night they held the lottery, I was busy with other things, and did not know the results until the next day. When I saw that my number was 163, I knew it probably was not high enough to escape the call-up. I...
by | Jul 18, 2016 | Stories
I knew the moment I found out my number, even though it was very low, that I would not have to serve in Vietnam. 13 has always been my lucky number as it is my birth date. Indeed, I graduated from the University of Kansas at mid-year and knew no...
by | Jul 11, 2016 | Stories
I was a senior living in a scholarship hall at KU when the lottery numbers were drawn. I had already been accepted into medical school, so I was deferred. After my residency, the military had no interest in me anymore. My two senior roommates...
by | Jul 11, 2016 | Stories
In 1969 my lottery number was 16. I was attending college part time when I was drafted in December 1970, with orders for Ft. Polk (basic) and then Vietnam. So I ran around looking for other options. I enlisted a few days later in the Army Reserve and went to...
by | Jun 27, 2016 | Stories
I graduated from KU in June of 1969. Local Board 47 in Independence, Kansas had me reclassified to I-A and drafted even before KU mailed my diploma to me. I was standing in a basic training chow line when I found out my lottery number was 323–talk about bad...
