The Lasting Effects of the Vietnam Draft Lottery

Vietnam Draft Lottery Fate of a Lifetime An unpopular and escalating war More men are needed Congress institutes a lottery system and millions of young

December 1969 was not a very merry Christmastime for many American families The war in Vietnam was ramping up and the draft lottery was

1969 draft lottery The lottery system was introduced in the last few years of the Vietnam War The goal was to make selection random, and therefore fair The date

1969 vietnam draft lottery The purpose of this site is to collect and share the stories of American men who were subject to the Vietnam war draft lotteries in the years 1969 through 1972