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Attilatheblond

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2. Damn, that took me back to high school

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 10:24 AM

Yesterday

Anytime PA daily announcements noted the death of an alumni in service in that jungle, many students would break into that little ditty. It would ring out from classrooms all over campus. Teachers didn't try to stop us. Administration gave up trying, and instead, removed the song WAR from the juke box in the lunch room. Not the brightest bunch, those guys.

Yeah, that didn't go well either. Senior Class had an outdoor lunch patio. Tables made for good stages and it was a sing along that had the vice principal running for his office and locking the door. He was a typical chicken hawk fascist twerp and we rarely saw him after that day.

Yeah Gimme an F....

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Classic anti-war song is running through my head today... [View all] milestogo Yesterday OP

Has been in my head for the last three weeks. niyad Yesterday #1

Damn, that took me back to high school Attilatheblond Yesterday #2

Love this version!! lark Yesterday #3

A Pete Seeger 'Nam song comes to my mind: "Waist deep in the big muddy." allegorical oracle Yesterday #4

Pete gave us so many songs.... SergeStorms Yesterday #15

One of my favorites JPK Yesterday #5

I have a Phil Ochs CD murielm99 Yesterday #6

This is another of his songs that echoes for me today: thucythucy Yesterday #7

I don't think I've heard that one for years. milestogo Yesterday #8

I had the original album on vinyl, thucythucy Yesterday #9

Remember that all those young men in the audience were of draft age Wild blueberry Yesterday #10

Lots of young men in this audience. milestogo Yesterday #11

In my circle of friends it was like a big splat with people going every which way...4F? 1Y? Canada? Join up? mitch96 Yesterday #13

Must be happening a lot considering the current status of things. hamsterjill Yesterday #12

Change Vietnam to 'in Iran' and commie to Muslim BeneteauBum Yesterday #14

allan01bear was a bear cub then:) AllaN01Bear Yesterday #16

Lots of classic anti-war song is running through my head today... edbermac Yesterday #17

RIP Country Joe. still relevant as ever. themaguffin Yesterday #18

Eve Of Destruction 2na fisherman Yesterday #19