The ‘Nam war built up over time. As it started to really ramp up, in the ‘60’’s, the draft rate skyrocketed. In the late ‘60’s, the draft lottery came in: a birthdate and a number between 1 and 365 were drawn simultaneously. So, if your birthdate came up with 365, you would be drafted last. If your birthdate came up with, say, 4, then you were certain to be drafted. This made it possible to plan for the future. My number came up as 265, and I was free to live a normal life. Other young men were not so lucky, and many died in combat. Some men with low numbers immediately moved out of the country. Some were otherwise lucky; a friend drew #4, and he started to laugh (ROFLMAO). As it happened, he had had a childhood accident which resulted in the amputation of his trigger finger. So, 4F; not draftable. He would not pass the physical exam. In looking back on it, there was no good way to select all those men who got run through the gawdawful tragedy that was the American portion of the Vietnam war, and no good reason to carry it on. All over the world during this period colonies were turning into sovereign countries. Vietnam, which happened to be “communist”, is now a trading partner of the USA.
BE THIS GUY almost 4 years ago
The fro works on Armstrong.
blunebottle almost 4 years ago
Did I miss something? What war is he referring to?
Tkdgator almost 4 years ago
Early 70s fashions should remain in the early 70s
6.6TA almost 4 years ago
The ‘Nam war built up over time. As it started to really ramp up, in the ‘60’’s, the draft rate skyrocketed. In the late ‘60’s, the draft lottery came in: a birthdate and a number between 1 and 365 were drawn simultaneously. So, if your birthdate came up with 365, you would be drafted last. If your birthdate came up with, say, 4, then you were certain to be drafted. This made it possible to plan for the future. My number came up as 265, and I was free to live a normal life. Other young men were not so lucky, and many died in combat. Some men with low numbers immediately moved out of the country. Some were otherwise lucky; a friend drew #4, and he started to laugh (ROFLMAO). As it happened, he had had a childhood accident which resulted in the amputation of his trigger finger. So, 4F; not draftable. He would not pass the physical exam. In looking back on it, there was no good way to select all those men who got run through the gawdawful tragedy that was the American portion of the Vietnam war, and no good reason to carry it on. All over the world during this period colonies were turning into sovereign countries. Vietnam, which happened to be “communist”, is now a trading partner of the USA.
RabbitDad almost 4 years ago
My hair is starting to look like that. Well, what hair I have left, anyway.