Remembering the Missiles of October

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The 50 anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis is just days away.  I was a high school sophomore, just turning 15.  The talk among me and my friends was whether there would be another world war and, if so, would it last so long that we would wind up serving.

For those who share these memories with me, and for those who know nothing aboout this historic event from first hand, here are some sources:

http://www.armageddonletters.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_missile_crisis

http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Cuban-Missile-Crisis.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50RNAbmy3M

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071847/

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