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...
by | Mar 22, 2010 | Stories
The draft lottery changed my life. In 1969 I graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and took a teaching job, mainly because it offered an occupational deferral. But teaching was not my ambition and I needed some career focus. The draft lottery gave me the...
by | Mar 21, 2010 | Stories
Monday, 1 December 1969 – How could I ever forget that date as I turned 19 that very day. I was hoping that the draw would be at twelve noon which I figured would make me not technically eligible. BUT, it had to be during primetime.I knew I was...
by | Mar 21, 2010 | Stories
When I graduated from UNC in 1969, I had a draft classification of I-A. My father was a manufacturers representative and was responsible for business in the Southeast. He was suffering from complications with diabetes and was physically unable to drive and transact...
