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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Thu Sep 3, 2020, 07:07 PM Sep 2020

Several of my friends and I dressed in olive drab, strapped on our pistols, shouldered our [View all]

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.

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Several of my friends and I dressed in olive drab, strapped on our pistols, shouldered our [View all] Atticus Sep 2020 OP

Excellent! redstatebluegirl Sep 2020 #1

Just a little tike in 1957 safeinOhio Sep 2020 #2

When I was five, my friends and I used tree branches as rifles, Aristus Sep 2020 #3

Yes, I had no idea why a war would be "silver", but that's what people called it. I also Atticus Sep 2020 #4

THAT is where BunkerBoy learned his bias............. MyOwnPeace Sep 2020 #9

I not only had no idea why a war would be silver, soldierant Sep 2020 #14

You almost had me! Karadeniz Sep 2020 #5

GOTCHA! (almost) nt Atticus Sep 2020 #6

My neighborhood then was overrun KT2000 Sep 2020 #7

When I was 6 years old I asked Santa for a soldier suit. flamin lib Sep 2020 #8

Perhaps your request MyOwnPeace Sep 2020 #10

In Boot Camp our first pay check was taken for uniform purchases. rickford66 Sep 2020 #12

They did that as late as Desert Storm but flamin lib Sep 2020 #16

Don't remember playing soldiers at all tiredtoo Sep 2020 #11

Then you probably recall what a treat it was.... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2020 #13

For sure tiredtoo Sep 2020 #15

"Johnny got his gun" onethatcares Sep 2020 #17