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The Vietnam War draft were two lotteries conducted by the Selective Service System of the United States on December 1, 1969, to determine the order of conscription to military service in the Vietnam War in 1970. It was the first time a lottery system had been used to select men for military service in the US since 1942, and established the ...
The Selective Service System ... The first draft lottery was held on 1 December 1969; ... Later, during the Vietnam War, ...
December 1, 1969: Congressman Pirnie drawing the first number. The first draft lottery in the United States since 1942 (and the first in peacetime) was held, and September 14 was the first of the 366 days of the year selected, with Congressman Alexander Pirnie of New York making the first selection. [1]
In 1971, the government committed to a gradual but total withdrawal from Vietnam—following both Australian opinion and America's new policy. [18] In 1972, all troops including the advisory team were ordered home from Vietnam. Draft resisters in jail were freed. [19] The final birthday lottery was held September 22, 1972. [17]
The Selective Service System was first founded in 1917 to feed bodies into America's World War I efforts. It was disbanded in 1920, fired back up in 1940, re-formatted in 1948, and then terminated ...
Proclamation 4483, also known as the Granting Pardon for Violations of the Selective Service Act, was a presidential proclamation issued by Jimmy Carter on January 21, 1977. It granted pardons to those who evaded the draft in the Vietnam War by violating the Military Selective Service Act from August 4, 1964, to March 28, 1973. [ 1 ]
He was the longest-serving director in the history of the Selective Service System, and held the position until 15 February 1970, spanning World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Hershey was promoted to lieutenant general in 1956 and to four-star general on 23 December 1969.
The Philippines and Vietnam will kick off their first-ever joint coast guard exercise in the Manila Bay this week, in line with a commitment by both countries to boost maritime cooperation. The ...