by | May 1, 2015 | Stories
Out of high school in 1968. Drafted into the Army 1970. Sent to Vietnam 1970. 15 months in-country, discharged. Welcomed back at the Chicago Airport in 1971 by protesters yelling "baby killer". Muscle problems at the age of 63 due to Agent Orange exposure....
by | Apr 26, 2015 | Stories
My fraternity brothers and I listened to the first lottery on the radio. The reception was so poor, I had to listen to the recap to finally hear what number I was. I thought I had missed it. The people with low numbers left that night for Wichita, Topeka or...
by | Apr 8, 2015 | Stories
Sometime before the lottery I made a sarcastic comment that I would automatically draw No. 1 since my birhtday is July 4th. In fact, I only watched maybe the first 120 numbers being called, then I went to my room to study. One of my roommates got number...
by | Apr 4, 2015 | Stories
I thought I was against the war (it was the popular position). When I drew lottery number 63, it seemed like Canada was in my future. But there was this girl named Judy, and I loved her, and she was not interested in Canada.Then Rocky (friend of...
by | Apr 4, 2015 | Stories
In 1969 I was a fourth year student in pharmacy school at the University of Kansas. Pharmacy school was a five year program and I was draft deferred. A friend of mine was in dental school (also deferred). He spoke highly of the advantages of being a...
by | Apr 2, 2015 | Stories
I didn’t know the 1969 lottery was announced on TV or the radio. The next day we all went to a friend’s house and got the Atlanta Jounal to search for our birthdays. When I got to the 300th birthday listed, I thought I must have missed my...
