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6. A classmate from fifth grade for me

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:23 PM

16 hrs ago

He was the very first causalty in Desert Storm the first Gulf War.

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My high school class in 1964 had 57 people. [View all] Biophilic 17 hrs ago OP

Great post for Memorial Day senseandsensibility 17 hrs ago #1

My class had about 650 kids PJMcK 17 hrs ago #2

And I also grieve for the ones who came home wounded in body or mind, niyad 14 hrs ago #12

You and I graduated the same year. COL Mustard 4 hrs ago #16

1967 here. About the same number of grads. Joinfortmill 17 hrs ago #3

... anciano 16 hrs ago #4

A lot of us lost friends in Vietnam BeneteauBum 16 hrs ago #5

A classmate from fifth grade for me IbogaProject 16 hrs ago #6

64 also. tavernier 16 hrs ago #7

... littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #8

My SO's brother recounted the story of his friend. Festivito 15 hrs ago #9

Hell, I'm getting pretty old and am still too young to remember Unwind Your Mind 3 hrs ago #22

Many of those who survived suffer from severe PTSD. surfered 15 hrs ago #10

106 in my 1963 class. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #11

1968 reporting in. ShazzieB 14 hrs ago #13

I'm so sorry you lost your friend MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #14

Six from my class didn't make it back. dedl67 4 hrs ago #17

My uncle was the only male in his highschool class to survive WWII sab390 4 hrs ago #18

I graduated in '65... GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #19

I protested the war and still wonder if I did enough Jarqui 3 hrs ago #20