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re: Vietnam Draft Lottery
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:14 pm to LakeViewLSU
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:14 pm to LakeViewLSU
quote:
Unless i was able to get wasted somehow.
odds were that you would, one way or the other
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Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:15 pm to crawfishcharlie
quote:
I was born in 1950 and my draft number was...
....... 94.
So did you go?
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:18 pm to redstick13
quote:Damn that’s crazy
YOUR DRAFT NUMBER 177 WAS CALLED IN 1970. If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would not have been called.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:19 pm to redstick13
148....Yep
1 day earlier and no call. Glad I was born in 64.
1 day earlier and no call. Glad I was born in 64.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:20 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
quote:
Damn that’s crazy
why? if you're due to rotate out in one day and get killed the day before what's the difference?
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:21 pm to redstick13
YOUR DRAFT NUMBER
94
WAS CALLED IN 1970.
If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would not have been called.
94
WAS CALLED IN 1970.
If your birthday was just 1 day earlier, your draft number would not have been called.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:23 pm to redstick13
215. Was not called
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:25 pm to redstick13
I was in the lobby of Suttle Hall at MSU. It was packed with maybe 200 guys eating pizza, burgers and all that stuff. There was a lot of noise and happiness and then they started drawing. Someone there had #1 and it got really serious. They drew my number about five minutes later.
All in all a bad night, but I am still here.
All in all a bad night, but I am still here.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:26 pm to 777Tiger
What do you mean, why? If I was born a day earlier I wouldn’t have been drafted.
Think I would rather take my chances at home instead of some jungle overseas.
eta: unless I’m missing something?
Think I would rather take my chances at home instead of some jungle overseas.
eta: unless I’m missing something?
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:28 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
quote:
Think I would rather take my chances at home instead of some jungle overseas.
I guess what I meant was that it's a lottery, a crap shoot, no control over it, glad you didn't have to go
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:28 pm to BrohemAlem11
quote:
This is eerie as hell
Not going to lie it is creepy because I know my dumbass would have got killed in the jungle by some boobie trap because I got lost when I walked away to smoke a joint and fap.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 9:38 pm to MeridianDog
quote:
MeridianDog
Much respect sir, my late father signed up in 1964 , Navy and flew recon over the jungle taking pictures to help map out the jungle. He never considered himself a veteran because so many of you guys were in hell and he was on a base in Japan.
After he passed away the VFW gace us paper showing his achievements. Come to find out he was doing vital survailance missions for the safety of you guys on the ground. Humble to the core, he felt so bad about you guys he never boasted to his sons about his accomplishments.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 10:02 pm to redstick13
Mine would have been called.
I wouldn't have gone.
I wouldn't have gone.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 10:04 pm to pvilleguru
Year i was 17, number 2. Last year if deaft
Posted on 9/18/17 at 10:16 pm to rantfan
Pretty cool, rant. My dad graduated HS in '65 and was in the Army in '66, I think. He was a medic but never saw time in Vietnam. He was stationed in Germany. He was in the Seventh Army, Seven steps to Hell if I recall correctly.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 10:20 pm to redstick13
Number 1..... called in 1970
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:07 pm to redstick13
Yes (75) in 1970.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 6:58 am to tketaco
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quote:
b]I would of volunteered anyhow. Banging hookers and blow in a war zone sounds very appealing. [/b]
Did you volunteer TKETACO? Cause I call bullshite on that statement. Ask a Vietnam Vet if it was all fun and games as you indicate. I hope you were joking...cause if not, you my friend are STUPID!
Posted on 9/19/17 at 7:02 am to redstick13
176 Called in 1970...
Posted on 9/21/17 at 11:52 pm to Lutcher Lad
quote:
Did you volunteer TKETACO? Cause I call bullshite on that statement. Ask a Vietnam Vet if it was all fun and games as you indicate. I hope you were joking...cause if not, you my friend are STUPID!
Wanted to search my handle as I am narcissistic. So it's not all Hookers and blow?
I'll check back in 2 weeks.
eta:
quote:
Occupation: Bounty Hunter & Bail Bondsman
Trashy
This post was edited on 9/22/17 at 9:05 am
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