Dead men may tell no tales, but they apparently do get draft notices from the United States Selective Service System.
The agency accidentally sent out draft notices to 14,000 Pennsylvania men born between 1893 and 1897, according to The Associated Press.
World War I veteran Bert Huey was once of the recipients. He died in 1995 at age 100. His grandson, 73-year-old Chuck Huey, told The A.P. he was stunned to find out Uncle Sam was looking for his late grandfather:
“I said, ‘Geez, what the hell is this about?’ It said he was subject to heavy fines and imprisonment if he didn’t sign up for the draft board.
"We were just totally dumbfounded.”
PennDOT spokeswoman Jan McKnight, explained to Reuters how the error happen:
[T]he mistake occurred when a computer operator entered "93-97" instead of "1993-1997." So the computer spewed out the names of all males in its database born from 1893 to 1897 and from 1993 to 1997.
The whole kerfuffle made Chuck Huey wistful, according to the Times Leader:
“I really wish my grandfather was around. He would straighten this out in a hurry.”
