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T200 wrote:I like hippies.

nafod wrote:

Batboy2/75 wrote:One of my earliest childhood memories is sitting in my Grandmother's living room. My Grandmother had 12 twelve children; 6 girls and 6 boys. Up on a high shelf that ran the entire length of a wall were pictures of all of her children; around HS or college age. Every single picture of my uncles was them in their military boot camp photo. All served in military in the Vietnam era, 3 in country. One of my uncles served two tours in Vietnam. Also on that shelf was a picture of my mother when she was commissioned as an officer when she became a navy Nurse. My mother served in a Navy Hospital in Guam where they took care of the wounded from Vietnam. Now, that same scene was repeated in every house in the town my grandmother lived in. Every relative's house and every friend's house.

In my fathers home town in up state NY, there is a monument to those that served during Vietnam. My fathers name , both of his brothers and three of his cousins names are on that monument. My father and my uncle Ron served on Submarines. They spent the Vietnam years sitting outside Russian harbors and tracking Russian subs as they left port. My uncle Tony did a tour on a swift boat.

In short, I have nothing good to say about hippies, the counter culture and or the anti-war movement.

This was my favorite t-shirt growing up. Wish I still had it, selling on eBay for $180.00.

a completely putrescent obsession with the Beatles

tough old man wrote:

a completely putrescent obsession with the Beatles

I couldnt agree more! I will even add in Jefferson Airplane and Joplin and The (be glad they are almost) Dead.

climber511 wrote:

nafod wrote: This was my favorite t-shirt growing up. Wish I still had it, selling on eBay for $180.00.

Three tours over there - I don't think I need the Tee shirt.

nafod wrote:

climber511 wrote:

nafod wrote: This was my favorite t-shirt growing up. Wish I still had it, selling on eBay for $180.00.

Three tours over there - I don't think I need the Tee shirt.

I was a military brat, and grew up under the traffic pattern for the local Naval Air Station. Had lots of pilot families including a POW family living in my neighborhood. There was nothing I wanted to do more than drop bombs and tangle with MIGs. Ah, youth.

tough old man wrote:

a completely putrescent obsession with the Beatles

I couldnt agree more! I will even add in Jefferson Airplane and Joplin and The (be glad they are almost) Dead.

T200 wrote:

tough old man wrote:

a completely putrescent obsession with the Beatles

I couldnt agree more! I will even add in Jefferson Airplane and Joplin and The (be glad they are almost) Dead.

Jefferson Airplane is great and the Dead can be too (but also sometimes are ass).