by | Dec 8, 2015 | Stories
I had been in Vietnam for almost 9 months when they had the lottery drawing in December 1969, so go figure, that’s how my luck is. I have still not won another lottery since. I did win something though–I came back alive.
by | Dec 3, 2015 | Stories
I can remember thinking, it’s just my luck to get a low number. You have a whole different perspective about the war when it goes from watching it on TV to the reality that you can be in the front line fighting for your life. I ended up enlisting in...
by | Nov 17, 2015 | Stories
My birth date is December 11, 1952. I finished high school in May 1971. I began college September 1971. My lottery number 56 was called up so I had to leave college and began basic training August 21, 1972 at Ft Knox, Ky. While in basic training I volunteered to go...
by | Nov 8, 2015 | Stories
I was clueless. I knew about the draft, but didn’t give it much thought. I had no control over the outcome. I was headed out to a bar that night, but stopped by the ‘tube’ room to check out the proceedings. My number–41–was called early,...
by | Nov 5, 2015 | Stories
I was at my parents’ house for a family gathering when my father turned the TV on. We both sat there and watched the lottery being played. After I don’t know how long, my birthdate, November 3rd, was called. To my relief, I was No. 348. Most of my friends...
by | Nov 3, 2015 | Stories
I remember very distinctly sitting with about 400 other guys in the dormitory at KU (Templin I believe) watching the TV show that would announce our lottery numbers. As the evening started, men that got a low number were shocked. Many started weeping, some...
