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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSeveral of my friends and I dressed in olive drab, strapped on our pistols, shouldered our
military style rifles and set out to confront "those damn commie bastards"!
It was 1957. We continued the game until the 2000 watt incandescent street lights came on and we had to go home for our baths.
WE outgrew the "let's play soldier" phase. RWNJs, not so much.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)safeinOhio
(32,729 posts)and even then I never wanted to play army. Didn't get then and don't get it now.
Aristus
(66,468 posts)and played "Silver War" (at least, that's what we thought it was called...
Atticus
(15,124 posts)wondered what a "dawn surly" light was---as in, "Oh, say can you see---"
I guess I was slow because it took several years in Sunday school to realize that the title of the hymn was "Gladly the Cross I'd Bear", not "Gladly, the Cross-eyed Bear".
MyOwnPeace
(16,940 posts)He was pizzed that anybody cared if "Jose" could see - nobody asked HIM what HE could see......
soldierant
(6,937 posts)butI couldn't make my mind snap around it, and had to look it up.
And I'm a veteran (but not of THAT war - I'm not THAT old!)
Karadeniz
(22,583 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)KT2000
(20,590 posts)with vigilantes for a time. There was a family with 6 boys and the mother went to army/navy surplus for their Christmas presents. It was pandemonium!!!
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)In 1969 when I was 21 he gave it to me . . .
MyOwnPeace
(16,940 posts)was "lost in the mail!" (yeah, we're so lucky that Bunkerboy wants to fix the USPS now, right?)
PS: Thank you for honoring your "gift from Santa!"
rickford66
(5,528 posts)Navy 1969
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)they were charging for uniforms that were left on the battle field, some with legs and arms still in them. I think they stopped doing that but can't say for sure.
tiredtoo
(2,949 posts)Perhaps it was too soon. We played cowboys and Indians in the late 40s.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,496 posts)to get a little allowance and buy a roll of caps for your cowboy pistol. I even remember the smell of those those things going off.
Trips to the five and dime were rare for us and a huge event just to look at all the toys.
KY.....
tiredtoo
(2,949 posts)Fond memories of days as a young lad.
onethatcares
(16,192 posts)should be required reading in fourth grade.