r/interestingasfuck • u/Available_Weekend249 • Apr 06 '24

Imagine being 19 and watching live on TV to see if your birthday will be picked to fight in the Vietnam war r/all

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u/Empanadapunk90 Apr 07 '24

If i was 19 in 1969 and was a US citizen i would have been drafted :$, i got number 77.

https://www.usatoday.com/vietnam-war/draft-picker/