Baby Boomers

llmart

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35. Bet you never forget that for as long as you live...

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 01:34 PM

Mar 2017

Those were some exciting/interesting times to come of age, right?

I often wonder if I'm wallowing in nostalgia too much. I understand the psychology of looking back as being more about youth than truth, so we tend to see those times with more wistfulness than it warrants, but hell, even when I try to be objective I still have to say that I am glad I came of age at that time.

The music was the best, I looked great in a mini skirt, we boomers were changing our culture, and the guys in uniform were.....well, I'll just leave it at that

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Oh, come on........ llmart Jul 2014 #9

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Cool! llmart Jul 2014 #11

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I actually know that about the acronym..... llmart Jul 2014 #13

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Well, it WAS the '60's after all:) llmart Jul 2014 #16

Yep! whathehell Jul 2014 #17

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How eloquent! llmart Sep 2016 #26

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I think you're being facetious:) llmart Sep 2016 #29

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Wow. That's an amazing story. llmart Oct 2016 #31

Yup, first grade TexasBushwhacker Oct 2016 #32

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Bet you never forget that for as long as you live... llmart Mar 2017 #35

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LOL! llmart Sep 2017 #38

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What? llmart Jul 2019 #40

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Thank you for such a wonderful story. llmart Dec 2019 #42

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I'll have to look that one up. llmart Dec 2019 #44

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