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| Your Vietnam War Draft Number |
| 2017-10-14 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 I was 17 but they halted the draft that year so the card said "1-H" |
| Posted by: 3dc 2017-10-14 23:08 |
| #13 I was a few years younger but they never reached my number, and by 1971 I could see no reason to volunteer. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2017-10-14 21:05 |
| #12 Ra 68001326 E/5 91b20 2 505. 3rd.bgd. 82nd. Airborne Pick a number. |
| Posted by: Bman 2017-10-14 20:59 |
| #11 Strictly speaking, I was never eligible for the draft. I had a 2-S college deferment. They eliminated college deferments for grad school, so I signed up for Navy OCS the month before I graduated. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2017-10-14 20:02 |
| #10 Good thing I was born in '49, I hid out in the Navy for 20 years. The SOBs never found me. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2017-10-14 19:28 |
| #9 Napalm Girl |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2017-10-14 19:15 |
| #8 I was 121. They only drew to 95 in Chicagoland that year. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-10-14 18:10 |
| #7 I was a few days from being drafted in Nov. 1969 when the first lottery of that era was suddenly announced. I drew a 362. At my draft physical a few days later, I was stamped I-A and then right afterward 1-H. A few months later a cousin was KIA when his Huey was shot down. His remains were only recovered after 2010. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-10-14 16:19 |
| #6 ^ Lotto |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-10-14 15:10 |
| #5 Also a different year, but my number was hard to forget. It was... (cue trumpet fanfare)... 365! |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2017-10-14 13:12 |
| #4 1950 got me 95 my actual year got me 3; had a valid out, not college, so I didn't go. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-10-14 10:43 |
| #3 different year - 97 Male privilege |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-10-14 08:31 |
| #2 What a missed opportunity for ESPN to televise the draft selection as a show. Expert analysis, interviews with last years first rounders, and of course a great background piece on those fleeing to Canada. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2017-10-14 07:29 |
| #1 WOW!, This was a blast from the past. |
| Posted by: Dale 2017-10-14 05:23 |