The Hawk- Were you at Kent State at the time the National Guard rioted? Did you do your undergrad there? Did you play baseball there?

No. I went into grad school in 1967(fall semester) and got drafted while in grad school after the winter semester of 1968. I went into the service in Jan 1969 and got an early out to register for fall semester of 1970. I was in Nam when the Kent State riots occurred. May of 1970. I was a grad assistant for the baseball team while at Kent State but didn't pay baseball there. They had Thurmon Munson and Steve Stone when I was in grad school there and played flag football against Munson who was an awesome athlete and tough as hell. HE ran me over a couple of times while blocking for his ATO fraternity against my grad school team and loved doing it.

No. I went into grad school in 1967(fall semester) and got drafted while in grad school after the winter semester of 1968. I went into the service in Jan 1969 and got an early out to register for fall semester of 1970.

I don't think the lottery date means that dudes weren't drafted before that date.

That is my understanding as well. People were drafted in 1969. It was just not thru the specific lottery system that was used a little later.

That is my understanding as well. People were drafted in 1969. It was just not thru the specific lottery system that was used a little later.

They were drafting by mid 60s. The birthday lottery was set up later.

Correct. Hawk says he was drafted in 68. Look at the date of the 69 draft. How is that possible?

got drafted while in grad school after the winter semester of 1968. I went into the service in Jan 1969

Correct. Hawk says he was drafted in 68. Look at the date of the 69 draft. How is that possible?

President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 which created the country's first peacetime draft and formally established the Selective Service System as an independent Federal agency.
From 1948 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could not be filled through voluntary means

Can you provide proof as I know of which I speak? The dude is lying.

President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 which created the country's first peacetime draft and formally established the Selective Service System as an independent Federal agency.
From 1948 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could not be filled through voluntary means

Correct. Hawk says he was drafted in 68. Look at the date of the 69 draft. How is that possible?

The military draft brought the war to the American home front. During the Vietnam War era, between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. military drafted 2.2 million American men out of an eligible pool of 27 million.

http://michiganintheworld.history.lsa.u ... uring-the-

Pack it up LTG...you don't have anything. Hawk probably just has a little "Sleepy Joe Biden" in him.

You're welcome!

You must mean me, huh? A guy who won two Bronze Stars including one with an oak leaf cluster, one Purple Heart, A Combat Infantryman's Badge(CIB), An Honorable Discharge, and an 80% combat disability.

The Jig is officially up!

I don't think we can use that word anymore.

I don't think we can use that word anymore.

Jiggs?

Correct. Hawk says he was drafted in 68. Look at the date of the 69 draft. How is that possible?