the good ole days?

bad old days grew up in the 50s in appalichia in poverty dropped out of school in the 8 th grade joined the marines in 62 couldn't find a job sitting in a barber chair in key west florida getting a haircut when kennedy was assinated visited the coffe houses in the village when the beatniks were the thing was on a med cruise when the beatles were big in Europe visited the Liverpool cavern when they were the house band hung out at bird land in Jacksonville n,c swinging medallions were the house band think in 66 went to Dominican republic to thwart a coup in may 67 was in san Francisco spent a couple days in height Asbury then on to viet nam july was on operation buffalo &king fisher 2 of the bloodiest battles the marine corp ever fought per capitia took a ak 47 round to the noggin 3 months in the hospital back in time for the tet offensive in hue city feb 68 took a 30 cal to the lower leg another month in hospital may 68 come home just in time for the king and kennedy assignation discharge oct 68 got a job in a foundry worked my *** off to support a new 69 super bee and a really good looking girl friend we now have 13 grandchilden and one great the 50&60s sucked but wouldn't trade it for nothing