"S Viemeister" wrote in message ...

On 11/02/2021 13:15, Gary wrote:
> On 2/10/2021 4:45 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> Was no Nam in the early 60s, then it was the Ruskies with the Cubans.
>> Was lots of danger, the ruskies were bringing lots of misssles to Cuba
>> and close to the eastern US shore. But what would yoose cowardly
>> faggots who never served know.
>
> Cuban Missle Crisis occured in 1962. I wasn't allowed to join the Navy
> then. I was only 9 years old. Us kids were playing army though.
>
> US started sending troops and bombing in Vietnam in 1965 but had been
> sending in "advisors" earlier.
>
In _1964_, when I returned to Scotland, I saw lots of banners and
posters saying things like 'US out of Viet Nam'.

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Ehh them were't days ... <g>