tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7289018159875432605.post2567698865651905924..comments2023-09-04T04:38:57.814-07:00Comments on The Ancient One, Blessed Be He: My Draft Card. . .Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027436266355622082noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7289018159875432605.post-18539335960510189252009-03-03T17:48:00.000-08:002009-03-03T17:48:00.000-08:00CHARLES - I was surprised to discover that I was s...CHARLES - I was surprised to discover that I was still carrying mine.<BR/><BR/>DARLENE - My oldest brother graduated in 1943 and many of the young men in his class marched from commencement to the enlistment center in their caps and gowns.<BR/><BR/>JOSIE - Welcome to the club!<BR/><BR/>SIDNEY - My lids were spared the requirement of registering.Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027436266355622082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7289018159875432605.post-17489700634470100472009-02-28T19:27:00.000-08:002009-02-28T19:27:00.000-08:00When I turned 18 in 1980 it was at the post office...When I turned 18 in 1980 it was at the post office in a fairly recently re-instituted draft. Time flies all around.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7289018159875432605.post-13820176385084317412009-02-26T14:16:00.000-08:002009-02-26T14:16:00.000-08:00If believing that makes you a dreamer then I'm one...If believing that makes you a dreamer then I'm one too, Leon. If only there were many more of us... it could happen!josie2shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452791371126155173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7289018159875432605.post-61704834979288559142009-02-21T13:04:00.000-08:002009-02-21T13:04:00.000-08:00I graduated in 1943 and 3/4 of the boys in my clas...I graduated in 1943 and 3/4 of the boys in my class were already in the military. They had to stand up at the graduation ceremony and it was a bittersweet graduation knowing they would be off to war. <BR/><BR/>Some of them did not return and others were wounded. If only your Pollyanna attitude could stop war. What a wonderful world it would be.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7289018159875432605.post-13086974177499794052009-02-20T07:30:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:30:00.000-08:00An interesting historical document. I wonder if ...An interesting historical document. I wonder if my brother still has his.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com