I was 7yrs old and proudly watchin Kennedy cruise through our downtown on Tv until .....
Though we did the duck and cover drills many times in school, truly, with Dallas/Ft Worth as a major target with LTV, a Naval Air Base, Air Force Base, the beginnings of General Dynamics, all the various corporate headquarters located here, etc. within a 100 mile radius, we would have been goners regardless too. I seem to remember hearing one time there were 3-5 warheads targetted for DFW if the shit ever hit the fan with the Rooskies.
I guess the freakiest time I can ever remember was one night in the mid 70s at a little after 9pm I could hear 3 different air raid sirens goin off in different locations and .... they kept goin off for like 30 minutes. The skies were clear so I knew it wasn't weather related and since nothin was comin over the Tv or radio about an attack (I have often wondered why they would ever even warn us in the event of an attack anyway) I just went outside and looked up to the sky wondering if this was to be the last night of the world as we knew it.
Thankfully, they all finally went off and I breathed a big sigh of relief
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/09/2008 11:34PM by Mrkim.