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ShazzieB

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13. 1968 reporting in.

Reply to Biophilic (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 11:05 PM

May 24

75 in my graduating class. I didn't stay in touch with any of those people, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of the guys got drafted. Now I'm wondering if they did and if they all made it back.

One of my cousins got drafted but never left the states. He ended up in the quartermaster corps after basic training and spent the rest of his hitch in Ft. Dix, NJ.

I'm sorry to hear about your friend Paul. There were too many like him.

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My high school class in 1964 had 57 people. [View all] Biophilic May 24 OP

Great post for Memorial Day senseandsensibility May 24 #1

My class had about 650 kids PJMcK May 24 #2

And I also grieve for the ones who came home wounded in body or mind, niyad May 24 #12

You and I graduated the same year. COL Mustard Monday #16

1967 here. About the same number of grads. Joinfortmill May 24 #3

... anciano May 24 #4

A lot of us lost friends in Vietnam BeneteauBum May 24 #5

A classmate from fifth grade for me IbogaProject May 24 #6

64 also. tavernier May 24 #7

... littlemissmartypants May 24 #8

My SO's brother recounted the story of his friend. Festivito May 24 #9

Hell, I'm getting pretty old and am still too young to remember Unwind Your Mind Monday #22

We are the ones left to talk about it. Festivito Tuesday #29

Many of those who survived suffer from severe PTSD. surfered May 24 #10

106 in my 1963 class. MineralMan May 24 #11

1968 reporting in. ShazzieB May 24 #13

I'm so sorry you lost your friend MustLoveBeagles Monday #14

Appreciate you sharing this special remembrance. We are of the same generation. My graduating class of 105 in 1967 lost KitFox Monday #15

Six from my class didn't make it back. dedl67 Monday #17

My uncle was the only male in his highschool class to survive WWII sab390 Monday #18

I graduated in '65... GiqueCee Monday #19

I protested the war and still wonder if I did enough Jarqui Monday #20

Same school OH school (Dad) 1969 had 116, (Me) 1993 had 394, (Boy) 2014 had 255 krawhitham Monday #21

war was a taboo topic in my family and school Tetrachloride Monday #23

I was the organist at Arlington Cemetery for 5 years. oberle Monday #24

A lot of good people died for no good reason. Aussie105 Monday #25

My late husband lost both legs at Chu Lai duhneece Monday #26

I remember the draft lottery on TV. Irish_Dem Monday #27

I graduated in 1961 in a class of 482 Jilly_in_VA Monday #28