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Vietnam Lottery draft Dec 1 1969 – http-:: com:wp 1969 draft lottery TIL In 1969 the US held a televised draft lottery for the Vietnam War, in which blue capsules were pulled from a container at random containing 1969 draft lottery numbers On December 1st, 1969, the first Vietnam draft lottery was held to determine who would be drafted to fight in the Vietnam War Every man in the country born

1969 vietnam draft lottery 1969, 91-124 26 “President's Draft Lottery Approved by Congress ” CQ Almanac 1969, 25th ed , 350-55