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Results for Men Facing the Draft in 1971 . Lottery Numbers, by Birth Date, for Selective Service Lottery Held July 1, 1970. This determined the order in which men born in 1951 were called to report for induction into the military
A lottery drawing – the first since 1942 – was held on December 1, 1969, at Selective Service National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. This event determined the order of call for induction during calendar year 1970; that is, for registrants born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950.
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.
To celebrate Ken Burns' 2017 documentary, "The Vietnam War," PBS and USA Today created a Vietnam War Draft Lottery calculator. Simply enter your birth month and day to find out whether...
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Selective Service System did radio and TV broadcasts of draft lottery numbers. Use our chart to find your lottery number.
Ever wondered how the Vietnam draft worked? Here's how birth dates and the Selective Service System mattered throughout the 20th century. Winning the lottery has likely never crossed your mind to be anything short of a celebration of newfound riches.
To celebrate Ken Burns’ documentary, “The Vietnam War,” PBS and USA Today created a Vietnam War Draft Lottery calculator. Simply enter your birth month and day to find out if you would have been drafted for Vietnam War service.
On December 1st, 1969, America's first military draft lottery since World War II was held. With the war in Vietnam as a backdrop – and the futures of some 850,000 young men (born between...
The 1969 draft lottery was a controversial move by the US government to have as many draft-age men enlist for service in Vietnam as possible.
Leading up to and during the Vietnam War, the draft evolved in how individuals could “defer” their service; in the way the draft system worked; and in the growth of popular resistance against a draft system.