by | Apr 24, 2020 | Stories
I received a pre-induction letter from the local SSS. It was 1973 and I was very aware about the casualties of the Vietnam war. I along with about 30 other 19-yr- old males had to gather at the armory in Kalamazoo, MI. We sat there waiting until 2 cars rolled up, and...
by | Apr 24, 2020 | Stories
I was a senior at Southern Illinois University and was preparing to watch the lottery on TV that December night when a friend called and said ‘you’re number 4″. I was shocked because I did not see it on TV. I learned later that TV airing was delayed....
by | Jan 1, 2020 | Stories
I graduated from high school in May, 71. I enrolled in junior college but soon dropped out and hung with gang members and friends in Chicago. Received draft notice late 1971. Enlisted USMC Feb. 1972. In late 1972 I was temporarily assigned to Bien Hoa, Vietnam, MAG...
by | Dec 17, 2019 | Stories
I was in Air Force boot camp when I received my draft notice. Glad I enlisted as I didn’t want to sleep in a fox hole in the jungle.
by | Dec 17, 2019 | Stories
I was in my final year of college when the 1969 draft was conducted. I don’t have memory if it, but I assume I watched the event with my dorm-mates. I was raised in a pacifist Protestant denomination and had no difficulty attaining conscientious objector (CO) status....
by | Dec 17, 2019 | Stories
I graduated from high school in 1966 and took a job as a janitor for a public school in Michigan. The school arranged for me, and several others, to receive a job deferment. The purpose of the deferment was to benefit the school by retaining employees at a minimum...
