by | Nov 26, 2014 | Stories
My lottery number was called in my last month of eligibility, and I received an induction notice during my first year of law school at Boston College. I notified my Selective Service Office, which gave me a deferment to the end of the school...
by | Nov 25, 2014 | Stories
I had one quarter of school left to complete my degree requirements. In August of 1969 a busload of potential draftees, self included, had been bussed to Denver AAFES (Army Air Force Examining Station) for our pre-induction physical. I passed with flying...
by | Nov 25, 2014 | Stories
I started college in 1963 (age 18) at SUNY Stony Brook New York and continued for 5 semesters before joining the Marine Corps. I expected to serve 2 years then return and complete my engineering degree. We all knew that service of some kind was bound to occur sooner...
by | Oct 2, 2014 | Stories
I was a senior at Eastern Illinois University. I was in the trailer of a fraternity brother, six-pack of beer in hand. My number came up 48. I signed up for the delayed entry program -decided on schooling for air traffic controller – but my father, a retired...
by | Sep 12, 2014 | Stories
I was living in Annapolis, Md. In October 1969 I turned 19. In November 1969 I took and passed my pre-induction physical in Baltimore. In December 1969 my birthday got No. 087 in the lottery. Then I heard nothing more for all of 1970. My family moved to...
by | Jul 16, 2014 | Stories
My memory is clear regarding that day in 1969. We were all huddled on the front porch of our fraternity house in Athens, Georgia with our radio tuned to 960 AM, WRFC. Our friend, Don Cox, was on the air as the wire services were releasing the birth dates...
