by | Apr 9, 2010 | Stories
I graduated from Carolina in 1969. Observing the angst among those around me about the Draft was humorous, because I was in Navy ROTC. I was already committed to the military and as a Naval Officer. I spent nearly 13 months in Vietnam and wound up...
by | Apr 1, 2010 | Stories
Since I had a student deferment until June 1969 and graduated in May 1969 and had no physical reasons for deferment or rejection, by the time the lottery occurred on 12/1/1969, it was not relevant to me. I joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Feb 1969, my senior year...
by | Apr 1, 2010 | Stories
I received my "greetings" just 42 days after getting my UNC degree. A colleague of my wife’s suggested I actually enlist, for the full three years, to guarantee a school. I did and never regretted it. I also took part in the...
by | Mar 30, 2010 | Stories
I graduated in June of 1969, and was in the last group to be drafted before the lottery went into effect. The Durham Draft Board was so efficient that my draft notice and my official diploma came in the same mail. I was one of an elite group of people to receive...
by | Mar 28, 2010 | Stories
I graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in June 1969 and enrolled at Columbia Law School in September 1969. Following my first semester in Law School, I was notified to report for my physical at Fort Hamilton. I passed the physical and my II-S student deferment...
by | Mar 26, 2010 | Stories
I was not subject to the lottery, as I had already enlisted before the lottery began on 1 December 1969 to avoid being drafted and having no choice in the matter. Very shortly after graduating from UNC I visited my local draft board and basically asked one...
