by | Nov 17, 2009 | Stories
As an NCSU freshman, everyone I knew at school was there on a student deferment. Everyone on our floor in the dorm gathered to listen to the radio as the lottery numbers were drawn. Tensions were high for all as everyone knew the dangers involved in...
by | Nov 16, 2009 | Stories
I was a sophomore at NC State University in 1969 and remember the big buildup to lottery day. I was in Sigma Nu fraternity and in typical fraternity fashion we decided to make a social occasion of the event by hosting a "Lottery Party". All frat...
by | Nov 16, 2009 | Stories
The charter room of the fraternity house was packed. All the brothers were crowded in front of the 25” RCA. You would have thought there was a State /Carolina basketball game on the TV – but it was something that produced no cheers – it...
by | Nov 13, 2009 | Stories
I had already decided I wasn’t going to go when my number, 55, was pulled. My wife wanted me to move to Canada, but I thought that was the chickenshit thing to do. I was a patriot.While I have absolutely no objection to universal national service for all men and...
by | Nov 12, 2009 | Stories
I joined a Naval Reserve Officer program because of my low draft number. In ’69, anything below No. 125 was a certainty to be called. Even though I still had my student deferment and would probably keep it until May of ’72 when I...
by | Nov 4, 2009 | Stories
I was in the advanced portion of Air Force ROTC at NCSU when the first drawing of the lottery was held. My lottery number came out 313. I went to the Commandant of Cadets and requested a departure from the program. I was informed that I had two choices: stay in the...
