Share what you know about the year you were born.
What was happening? The Vietnam War was going on because John F Kennedy wanted to expand the military aid program it had with South Vietnam. It was a war going on to fight communism. In the U.S. there we many who protested. Many people were against the Vietnam war.
Singer Elvis Presley was married to Priscilla, on May 1, 1967. And Apollo 1 was planned, the first crewed mission to the moon.
From Pity to Praise 
Fascinating snapshot of the past! Vietnam War tensions, cultural shifts with Elvis’s wedding, and the anticipation of Apollo 1—history in motion. Any personal reflections on that era?
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Vietnam War tensions, these men were fighting against communism – for freedom. Yet the same tensions are building in the U.S. today. For Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and yet many are against are for communism. It’s sad that men who fought for these rights died in vain.
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