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Old 07-26-2022, 06:57 AM   #151
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Originally Posted by SailinAway View Post
In the 1960s it was placed in children's heads that the Russians were coming for us via a nuclear attack from the air. We had regular air raid drills where we hid under our desks. No one thought about the emotional impact on young children of the news that we were going to be killed. I had nightmares about being bombed by the Russians for 30 years. Sadly this reality is being experienced by Ukranian children today.
I vividly remember those drills as well!! Always wondered what good hiding under a desk would do!

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