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Old 09-09-2014, 02:06 PM
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Living in Philly, 10 years old, all the news we heard was that Presindent JFK was going to make a speech in the evening of greatest National Importance. Spenr the day wondering what it would be. Speculation was that WWIII had started, Soviet troops marching thru Poland. Was a tense time.

Did those Air raid drills in Grade school in 1959-1991, then no more. Guess worry was debris.

Funny point on nuclear War. Once on travel to a U.S Air Force Base in FL, staying in BOQ as required for DOD personnel to save tax payers money, reads the bedsid disaster manual, on Hurricanes and Thermo Nuclear War, Said just stay in shelter 48 hours and dust the Fallout off the food outside before eating, thought it made nuclear war like
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