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10. Many of those who survived suffer from severe PTSD.

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:50 PM

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

Great post for Memorial Day senseandsensibility Yesterday #1

My class had about 650 kids PJMcK Yesterday #2

And I also grieve for the ones who came home wounded in body or mind, niyad 23 hrs ago #12

You and I graduated the same year. COL Mustard 13 hrs ago #16

1967 here. About the same number of grads. Joinfortmill Yesterday #3

... anciano Yesterday #4

A lot of us lost friends in Vietnam BeneteauBum Yesterday #5

A classmate from fifth grade for me IbogaProject Yesterday #6

64 also. tavernier Yesterday #7

... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #8

My SO's brother recounted the story of his friend. Festivito Yesterday #9

Hell, I'm getting pretty old and am still too young to remember Unwind Your Mind 11 hrs ago #22

Many of those who survived suffer from severe PTSD. surfered Yesterday #10

106 in my 1963 class. MineralMan Yesterday #11

1968 reporting in. ShazzieB 23 hrs ago #13

I'm so sorry you lost your friend MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #14

Six from my class didn't make it back. dedl67 13 hrs ago #17

My uncle was the only male in his highschool class to survive WWII sab390 13 hrs ago #18

I graduated in '65... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #19

I protested the war and still wonder if I did enough Jarqui 12 hrs ago #20

war was a taboo topic in my family and school Tetrachloride 7 hrs ago #23

I was the organist at Arlington Cemetery for 5 years. oberle 7 hrs ago #24

A lot of good people died for no good reason. Aussie105 4 hrs ago #25

My late husband lost both legs at Chu Lai duhneece 4 hrs ago #26

I remember the draft lottery on TV. Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #27

I graduated in 1961 in a class of 482 Jilly_in_VA 3 hrs ago #28