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Thank you, thank you for an excellent video. I could never understand why the winter at Valley Forge has seeped into American folklore while Morristown is virtually ignored.
I was born on May 6, 1950, and my number was 155. I had a college deferment and told everyone "goodbye" at school on the day of the drawing. I was convinced I would get a high number and did not plan to return to school on December 2. Obviously, that didn't work out as I had hoped, and I was back in my seat that next day instead of enjoying life. I had no intention of going to Vietnam and would have gone to Canada or prison to avoid it. I kept going to school, graduated in 1972, and never did get drafted.
You can also find emeralds, amethysts, hiddenite, and other gemstones in the creeks of North Carolina. The state has been called nature’s sample. There haven’t been a lot of commercial operations though because is is more expensive to extract as it’s not in large enough quantities. North Carolina’s biggest mineral export is actually kaolin which is a fine white clay used for making china and settling your stomach (e.g Kaopectate).
While on active duty in the army , guys would ask what was your number . I didn’t know , because I was already in for 3 months before the lottery started . Most 11 D-10 . We all wound up in Nam .
I watched that lottery; my birthday is September 14. I had a laugh. When I watched it, I was an E-4 and had already served more than three years in the USAF and had less than a year to go. Only lottery I ever won. (lost?)
I turned 18 on 11/12/68. Joined the Coast Guard on 1/13/69, serving 4 yrs active rather than 2 yrs dodging bullets. While in Boot Camp, I got my draft notice as expected with my low draft number. For the times, joining the CG was the best choice. It disrupted my life, and I realized how it changed my course traveled, but all said it was a very positive experience with many good memories
As was common across the country, I was in the "common" room at our men's residence hall during my second year of college. The room was packed for the "drawing'. A date would be called and somewhere in the room we would hear muttering, or something a little more colorful, and someone would walk out. Personally, my birthdate was one of the last called.
What happens after your drafted? The process? Do you go immediately? Do they come pick you up? Do you go somewhere? Do you have time? A week' two? Do you train? Do you go straight to Vietnam? I absolutely can't find anything of the actual process of being drafted.
Yes. And by coincidence, about the time the British were going to attack, George Washington himself arrived unexpectedly to review Arnold's work on the defenses there so it was conceivable that both West Point and General Washington could have been captured. Perhaps unlikely but maybe possible. The story of the sudden collapse of Arnold's plot, perhaps on the verge of success, is very interesting.
BEV failed on the market for three big reasons 100ish years ago and those problems have still not been solved. 1 recharge time. Gas can be "recharged" to 100 % in 5 minutes. BEV, hours. 2 range, see # 1. 3 battery maintenance, a gas tank needs no maintenance and doesn't shrink with use. Batteries shrink with use and need replaced $$$$
Very true electric transportation was eradicated by the fuel mongers. Now we make electric cars that burn your house down and can not be economically maintained. This also requires the earth getting ripped up more due to political insanity across the world. America does not have an adequate charging infrastructure to support the cart before the horse. Oh how I miss the good ole days. First, there was fire, then the wheel.
