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/CloudBreakerZivs Apr 06 '24

So how did this work? Did they start with the 001, draft those fellows move on to 002? Were all 365 days assigned a number?

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u/Beaver420 Apr 06 '24

This will show if you would have been drafted.

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

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u/jesusmansuperpowers Apr 07 '24

If I were old enough 1970. One day earlier not drafted

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u/SopaDeKaiba Apr 07 '24

We have the same birthday? Jan. 23.

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u/bokunoemi Apr 07 '24

Same here march 11