To the Editor:
Yeah, I missed Woodstock. I was in Vietnam. Woodstock was iconic and I don’t have any of the T-shirts.
I was stationed a few miles offshore between 1967 and 1970 on 900-foot aircraft carrier that housed 1,000 crew and 1,000 Marines and 40 helicopters who fought the enemy on short notice. We were their refuge from the war and I was in charge of music bands on our ship that played rock, Motown, jazz and whatever else the sailors and Marines wanted to hear, as well as a marching band that played…
August 27, 2025
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