by | Jul 8, 2010 | Stories
December 1, 1969 was the opening game of the basketball season: Duke v. Va Tech, at the Greensboro Coliseum. Duke won, 66-63, as 4,611 of us nervously watched. The Duke team was all "white", as you may expect back then, with a 17-9 record for the season; OK,...
by | Jul 6, 2010 | Stories
I married in December 1968, during my senior year at UNC, totally unaware that being married disqualified me for enlistment in the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves. The National Guard did enlist married men, but they had a 3 year waiting list to get in. ...
by | Jun 26, 2010 | Stories
I was a graduating senior from UNC in 1969. I was engaged and the date of the wedding was set for August, 1969. As my senior year was approaching completion, I had no job (no one was hiring potential I-A’s), no residence and I was about to become a husband. I...
by | Jun 18, 2010 | Stories
I volunteered for the Army during my senior year at UNC in 1969 before I received my draft number. I thought I would have to go eventually, so I volunteered for a three year tour in return for enrollment in Officer Candidate School, which with Basic, Advance Infantry...
by | Jun 17, 2010 | Stories
The lottery certainly complicated my life. I was a senior at UNC, in love, and wanting to get married. However, the uncertainty of the lottery and draft caused us to postpone our plans. When the lottery came along, and my number was relatively low, I...
by | Jun 13, 2010 | Stories
I recall much conversation in 1969 amongst my peers regarding the upcoming draft lottery and our imminent loss of college deferment status. Various options, including migration to Canada were discussed. Two friends and I went so far as to make a week-long...
