On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Well, unfortunately I won the six pack with No. Had the days been evenly distributed, 14 days in 17-29). Two-thirds of the U.S. military who served in the Vietnam War and more than half of the names on The Wall volunteered for duty. Vietnam 303: On the day the lottery numbers were announced, everyone was very quiet on my dorm floor. The highest lottery number called for this group was 195; all men assigned that lottery number or any lower number, and who were classified as available for military service, were called to report for possible induction. WebOften known as conscription, the National Service Scheme was introduced by the Menzies Government in November 1964. New York Congressman Alexander Pirnie, the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, had been invited by longtime Selective Service Director General Lewis B. Hershey to draw the first number. In this episode, Callie Wright interviews two veterans who were drafted Ernie Guthrie of rural Georgia, and Michael McMahon of New York City about their personal experiences with the Selective Service System. Did any American soldiers stay in Vietnam after the war? I ended up serving two tours in Vietnam, and being in the Navy taught me how much I was capable of doing, and that nothing was impossible. Draft the person having the lowest number of all the guys in the building. A friend of mine had the first birthday drawn: September 14. Your email address will not be published. Before the lottery was implemented in the latter part of the Vietnam conflict, there was no system in place to determine order of call besides the fact that men between the ages of 18 and 26 were vulnerable to being drafted. 023: In 1969, I was in my fourth year at college.
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