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I remember when the government announced the lottery. The numbers 1 thru 365 plus for 2/29 the leap year. Boys starting at age 18 ,their birthday coincided with a number by which you'd get drafted. #1would definitely get called up 366 probably not. Fortunate boys got higher numbers.

My boyfriend who is now my husband and my mom were listening to the numbers being called and my husband's number was in the 300,'s, my brother in the 200's. It was a horrible time. Many friends got called up right away, some died. One friend moved to Canada Rich people had bone spurs.

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There had to be one in 1969 because my husband was 18 in '69 and he was in the 300. The one in '70 says he was #22. He would have gotten drafted for sure then.i can't find an earlier one. We are 74 now, still married since 18 years old. Maybe we went to Canada- just kidding, maybe we should have