[derllak]

And it never got fixed?? You remember the air raid and tsunami sirens, don't you? Did they practice duck and cover at your school, too? That Japanese attack sure left a lasting impression over there. I wonder if they still do those drills.
Those dang sirens sure got the lead outta my pants! Kinda scary for a kid.

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They had made the decision to not patch or paint the holes as a lasting reminder. For all I know, they are still there.

I was too young for school when I was in Hawai'i.

But I do remember the Cuban Missile Crisis from the viewpoint of a kids on a Marine Corps base in the southeast.

We found out the [classified] location my dad's squadron had been relocated from the Terry and the Pirates comic strip...