by | Nov 17, 2015 | Stories
My birth date is December 11, 1952. I finished high school in May 1971. I began college September 1971. My lottery number 56 was called up so I had to leave college and began basic training August 21, 1972 at Ft Knox, Ky. While in basic training I volunteered to go...
by | Nov 8, 2015 | Stories
I was clueless. I knew about the draft, but didn’t give it much thought. I had no control over the outcome. I was headed out to a bar that night, but stopped by the ‘tube’ room to check out the proceedings. My number–41–was called early,...
by | Nov 5, 2015 | Stories
I was at my parents’ house for a family gathering when my father turned the TV on. We both sat there and watched the lottery being played. After I don’t know how long, my birthdate, November 3rd, was called. To my relief, I was No. 348. Most of my friends...
by | Nov 3, 2015 | Stories
I remember very distinctly sitting with about 400 other guys in the dormitory at KU (Templin I believe) watching the TV show that would announce our lottery numbers. As the evening started, men that got a low number were shocked. Many started weeping, some...
by | Oct 31, 2015 | Stories
I was attending the University of Kansas when the 1969 draft lottery was implemented. At the time I was living in a coed dorm, McCollum Hall and we all gathered around the television in the main lobby. This is a large dorm; three wings, 10 stories so there was a...
by | Oct 26, 2015 | Stories
I was keenly aware of the televised draft lottery on December 1, 1969 and very scared for the outcome and how it might affect me. Rather than suffer through watching all the 366 draws, I chose to attend KU’s home basketball game vs....
