by | Dec 28, 2014 | Stories
My experience with the draft began in 1964. That year, like many men, I asked for a four year college deferment. Since my degree was Architecture and it was a five year program, I was not sure what would happen at the end of year four. I then had to beg for the...
by | Dec 17, 2014 | Stories
I was lottery number 193. At the time of the drawing I was a senior at the University of Kansas and was going to graduate in May of 1970. I felt sure I would be drafted as soon as I graduated. I’m 6’4" tall and weighed about 250 and...
by | Dec 14, 2014 | Stories
At the time I received my draft lottery notification, I decided to enlist in the U.S. Air Force for four years. I majored in Journalism (Radio-TV-Film) at KU and received my B.S. degree in 1970. The Air Force needed broadcast journalists at that time, so I...
by | Dec 4, 2014 | Stories
The lottery was pretty scary on the campus of the University of Kansas, and a lot of the fear of getting a low draft number was masked by gallows humor. One fraternity had a "you bet your life" drawing. Each member put in $5.00 and the one with...
by | Dec 2, 2014 | Stories
Mine was a paradoxical story. Although I drew a low number, I had a I-Y classification at the time due to a congenital back condition. Later when I was accepted to medical school I again became draft eligible. Most of my medical school...
by | Nov 30, 2014 | Stories
I was a senior at the University of Kansas. Oh, yes! I remember well the night of the first draft lottery in 1969. First of all, I was enjoying the company of a beautiful, young woman, Donna, to whom I later proposed and married. We decided to lay in bed and enjoy...
