[Scott Douglas]

I still have my card.

I was 1A at the time. Drew 146 if I recall correctly. Got called for a pre-induction physical and passed. They went to #141 that year, if I recall correctly. I was registered at what was known as the hardest board to get a deferment since UCLA and USC were all in the area. IE, Lots of students looking to stay out of it.

When I told my neighbor, who'd been drafted earlier and went over to Nam, he said to try as hard as I could on all the tests, but don't tell anyone you're doing it. It was the only way to get ahead. I think he'd returned as a Sargent.

Now, in my old age, I look back at how uninformed I was about the whole thing. I was ready to go if called. My dad never said much about it to me. He was at D-Day and never talked about it. It changed him I do know that much. Mom said he liked to hunt before going in. Not so much afterwards.