Proud to be a Veteran

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Yes indeed thanks to all Veterans . I was in college during Vietnam and then they introduced the Lottery I was 284 or something like that .
 
OldGettysk said:
Yes indeed thanks to all Veterans . I was in college during Vietnam and then they introduced the Lottery I was 284 or something like that .
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My Lottery number was "7".
I was working at Sears the day it was drawn. I went over to the TV department when they drew the numbers. Then after, I went and shook hands with everyone and said "Good Bye".
 


Printer said:
My Lottery number was "7".
I was working at Sears the day it was drawn. I went over to the TV department when they drew the numbers. Then after, I went and shook hands with everyone and said "Good Bye".
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Funny how the luck of the draw can change your life . My cousin had a low number and he got drafted . I can remeber guys crying in class room when they were anouncing the numbers over the loud speaker !!!!
 
Indeed. I had a wife, two kids, and was going to college during Vietnam so I was deferred. My brother was single, not going to college, and a year younger than me. My number was 301, which didn't make any difference because I wasn't going to get drafted anyway. My brother's number was 27. :( He went down and enlisted the next day so he could be regular Army. He figured that, if he survived, at least he'd get more benefits than being a draftee and, luckily, it worked out for him.
 
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