by | Aug 6, 2012 | Stories
Hanging around the fraternity house drinking beer one night in the fall of 1969 when the numbers came out. Not thrilled with No. 89 but was sure it wouldn’t be an issue.Fast forward to spring of 1971 and graduation was coming up and war was still going...
by | Aug 3, 2012 | Stories
We listened to the lottery results on my roommate’s radio in his car that night. I got No. 200 and he had over 300. With that number, everything was still up in the air for me–I did not know where I stood. I was then a junior at UNC, Chapel Hill. In my...
by | Aug 1, 2012 | Stories
I had filed with the local draft board all the documentation needed (I thought) to be classified as a conscientious objector. Although there was plenty of background information and references, they never ruled on it. I did then get a notice to go...
by | Jul 27, 2012 | Stories
When I was eighteen, during my first semester at UK, I registered for the draft like everyone else. Within six months, I petitioned the draft board to have my draft status changed to I-O, conscientious objector, based on my religious beliefs generally and...
by | Jul 22, 2012 | Stories
I was a senior at Transylvania University in Lexington in 1969 when the first draft lottery was held. All of our fraternity watched the drawing on TV. I remember that two brothers sitting next to each other got No. 1 and No. 366.I had No. 111 and I knew that my...
by | Jul 15, 2012 | Stories
I started on a Design Apprenticeship at GE Jet engine division in October, 1968. While on this program I still had a II-S student deferment After the 1969 lottery with 19 as a lucky number, I wasn’t really big on the idea of...
