by | Nov 16, 2010 | Stories
I had originally planned to enroll in Navy ROTC when I entered Duke, but my major (Physics) advisor AND the ROTC Commander both suggested that I finish my undergraduate degree and then apply to OCS. So I was not unwilling to serve when the lottery was held, but I just...
by | Nov 16, 2010 | Stories
I remember that day well, the day they drew the draft numbers. I went with my friends at York House over to an early season Duke basketball game in Greensboro. During the timeouts, the announcer would read the latest draft numbers that were drawn. Mine didn’t...
by | Nov 16, 2010 | Stories
There are some numbers you never forget. One is your Vietnam era lottery number. You also don’t forget that first year of the draft lottery and listening to it on the radio. I wonder what the Nielsen number was.My memory is not...
by | Nov 12, 2010 | Stories
I remember that night pretty clearly; after all, this first compulsory draft lottery was to be America’s ultimate game show. I was a sophomore at Duke. My roommate from freshman year, Darryl D. (who had been the freshman class...
by | Nov 7, 2010 | Stories
I got my draft notice in November of 1969, and was inducted on December 1, 1969. Of course, December 1 is the day that the lottery numbers were drawn. My number would have been 246. Tough luck for me, or maybe a day late and a dollar short. On the...
by | Nov 6, 2010 | Stories
I was a sophomore at Duke in December, 1969, living in York House–one of the "new" dorms on west campus. The night of the draft lottery a group of us attended a basketball game at the old Greensboro Coliseum. The freshmen were tasked to take turns...
