Vietnam Draft Lottery

A different kind of lottery: Understanding the draft during the Vietnam War era The table shows all the birth dates in a given year and the lottery numbers

Men were required to register for the draft 30 days after their 18th birthday The Selective Service System held the first Vietnam lottery on December 1, 1969,

vietnamese lottery September 14 was chosen first, so that date was assigned #1, April 24 was drawn next, assigned #2, and so on Men with draft numbers up to 195 were drafted The

vietnam war lottery Vietnam or qualifying offshore waters, from January 9, 1962, through May 7 Examples include Lottery winnings, gifts, capital gains from property