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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 (SSS) is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered male (as legally defined by Executive Order 14168) U.S. citizens and other U.S. residents potentially subject to military conscription (i.e., the draft).
A Vietnam-era draft card worn out from years in a wallet. From 1948, under the Selective Service Act, all American men aged 18 through 25 were required to register with a local draft board. In case of war, the able-bodied ones among them could be drafted to serve in the military.
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 ...
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.
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 ]
Military service is a glorious duty of citizens serving in the People's Army of Vietnam. Performing military service includes active duty service and service in the reserve ranks of the Army. Citizens of military service age, regardless of ethnicity, social class, religion or belief, education level, occupation, or place of residence, must ...
The Chicago 15 were a group of 15 American antiwar activists known for protesting the U.S. war with Vietnam.On Sunday, May 25, 1969 the group broke into the Selective Service office at 2355 W. 63rd Street in Chicago, which housed the records of 34 south side draft boards.