Vietnam War Draft Dates

As the war in Vietnam raged on and anger about U. S involvement burned in protests across the country a lottery was held on. The first-ever televised draft lottery December 1 1969. which was held for young men born between Jan 1 1944 Dec 31 1950.

The Vietnam War didn't just divide a generation-it shattered the illusion that America fought as one nation From the televised. A need for more manpower upon America's deeper involvement in the Vietnam war in 1965 made President Johnson bring in. The Vietnam War Draft Lottery of 1969 shocked millions of young Americans overnight For the first time the U. A short article explaining the draft It also includes a graph showing the number for each date.

A look at the 1970 military draft that selected young American men to serve in the Vietnam War. I was a senior in college when the Vietnam draft lottery came out in 1969 and my number was 50 I knew what that meant. Discover the creative controversial and sometimes shocking methods Americans used to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War.