Vietnam War draft

On this day in 1969, a draft lottery was held to determine the order of call to military service in

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

1969 draft lottery numbers The draft lottery was based on birth dates There were 366 blue plastic capsules containing birth dates placed into a glass container

1969 vietnam draft lottery On Dec 1, 1969, the first Vietnam draft lottery occurred for men born from 1944-1950 The lottery assigned a draft number of 3 to men born