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rsdsharp

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8. I guess it depends on what you mean by the draft.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Dec 28, 2023, 03:22 PM

Dec 2023

Draft numbers were pulled in 1973. I know; I was in that class. However, no one was inducted. We were all classified as 1-H (Registrant not currently subject to processing for induction or alternative service).

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