by | Oct 11, 2015 | Stories
I was in medical school with a deferment when the lottery was held. I was due to graduate in 1972 so I was considering the Berry Plan. The Associate Dean was a General in the Air Force Reserves and told me that the draft would end for sure in 1972, and not to sign up...
by | Aug 11, 2015 | Stories
My draft number in the 1969 lottery was 129, but I beat the draft.I received a draft notice in December 1966, but by then I had already enlisted in the Marines for 4 years in November 1966, and was scheduled to go on active duty to Parris Island in March...
by | Aug 8, 2015 | Stories
I was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity, and one of the guys that was a math major started a pool for the upcoming draft lottery. It cost five dollars to enter and the person with the lowest draft number would win the cash in the pool. Don went through the...
by | Jul 30, 2015 | Stories
I thought I was just lucky but after I watched the lottery at my parents’ house everything changed. My birthdate of September 14 was drawn first. I went in the Army and after basic I was told I would drive a Tracker Trailer in Vietnam. I was assigned...
by | Jul 23, 2015 | Stories
In 1970, I was living in Naismith Hall on the top floor with other KU graduate students. I was already enrolled in the NROTC program, so I was not going to be drafted no matter what my lottery number turned out to be. It was 104. I did not even know...
by | Jul 10, 2015 | Stories
I was at Sterling College when the first lottery was drawn that affected me. I remember that we were all in the basement TV room. As the early dates were drawn, if it was a birthdate of one of guys in the room they just got up went to their...
