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23. war was a taboo topic in my family and school

Mon May 25, 2026, 02:42 PM

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

Great post for Memorial Day senseandsensibility Sunday #1

My class had about 650 kids PJMcK Sunday #2

You and I graduated the same year. COL Mustard Yesterday #16

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

... anciano Sunday #4

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

A classmate from fifth grade for me IbogaProject Sunday #6

64 also. tavernier Sunday #7

... littlemissmartypants Sunday #8

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

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

We are the ones left to talk about it. Festivito 3 hrs ago #29

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

106 in my 1963 class. MineralMan Sunday #11

1968 reporting in. ShazzieB Sunday #13

I'm so sorry you lost your friend MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #14

Six from my class didn't make it back. dedl67 Yesterday #17

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

I graduated in '65... GiqueCee Yesterday #19

I protested the war and still wonder if I did enough Jarqui Yesterday #20

war was a taboo topic in my family and school Tetrachloride Yesterday #23

I was the organist at Arlington Cemetery for 5 years. oberle Yesterday #24

A lot of good people died for no good reason. Aussie105 21 hrs ago #25

My late husband lost both legs at Chu Lai duhneece 21 hrs ago #26

I remember the draft lottery on TV. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #27

I graduated in 1961 in a class of 482 Jilly_in_VA 20 hrs ago #28