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Erik Sabiston

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Erik Sabiston is a former Army rescue pilot, airline pilot, consultant, bestselling author of “Dustoff 7-3,” host of the Make the Donuts podcast, and the founding president of RTAG: The Veteran to Aviation Charity. He can be reached at sabistonconsulting@gmail.com.

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Colonel Arthur McDermott, New York City’s Director of Selective Service, watched by Major William Walsh as he chalks up the first four numbers drawn from the famous fish bowl in Washington on the '3rd National Lottery' board in the Selective Service Headquarters in New York City, New York, 17th March 1942. Watching him is . (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
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By Erik Sabiston

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By Erik Sabiston