I was a surf bum wannabe. I left home at age 17 and moved to Southern California to try to take up surfing as a vocation, but this was in 1964, and there was this nasty little thing called the Vietnam War. As a result, I got drafted.

Craig Venter

Craig Venter

Age Bum California Drafted Got Home Left Little Little Thing Moved Nasty Result Southern Southern California Surf Surfing Take Thing Try Up Vietnam Vietnam War Vocation War

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