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American History

snowybirdie

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1. That was an awful time

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2023, 09:25 AM

Jul 2023

In so many places. As a police spouse, it was doubly scary and personal. Made us think about an alternative employment situation. Summer became a nightmare for cities in this country. And government was distracted by the war in Vietnam.

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