I was 12 in 1961 and every single adult male I knew had served in the Second World War. A couple had been in Korea also. I remember them talking about where they had been—what they had done—with lots of funny stories about $hit that happens in the military. Nobody talked about Korea—I remember I thought that strange.
I remember one old neighbor pulled out his wallet and showed a group of guys a 3-day pass from Fort Riley, Kansas issued in 1917. Sittin around a fire listening to the foxhounds that ole guy got first pull on the jug—outta respect.
