I remember as a young child in the 50's hiding under my school desk...

[mommymarine2003]

35. I lived in Morocco during the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. My father was stationed at a US/French Naval base.

His duty station was called Fleet Intelligence Center Europe (FICEUR) located at Port Lyautey. I remember the base preparing to go to war, as they expected the East Coast to be nuked. This meant Americans stationed around the world, specifically Europe and Africa like where we lived, had to be ready to fly back to the US and defend our country. My Marine father had been a fighter pilot in the South Pacific in WWII, so he was preparing to pilot a plane. It was a very scary time, and I was afraid my father was going to be killed. Since I didn't live in the US, I never had to experience hiding under a desk. My husband's father back in the day was career Air Force stationed at the Pentagon, so my husband remembers hiding under his desk.