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I disagree with "That period of history is best buried where it belongs."

I was one of those hippies, but I didn't smell .. I worked and bathed in my own apartment and occasionally .. rented room.

65 - 67 was Army time, 68 and beyond was for ME and my 21 year old pleasure(s) and I, by jiminy .. enjoyed a HELLavalot !

Just like you were supposed to (and maybe did)

We left the ballads of Frank Sinatra (which oftentimes were really syripy, stupid lyrics) and awoke to The Beatles talkin' 'bout our high school girl/boy angst and the Stones' impetus to go out and kick some ass.

Dylan and HIS ilk thought thoughts many of us plebes had never considered before.

The 60's were very dynamic and, ... personally ... I'm glad I was alive at the time ... happy I survived ... and wouldn't change much of anything I did or felt or experienced.

It was a life style the entire planet (of 18 - 30 year olds) was experiencing at the same time.

I can say these things NOW ... it was a global, Satanic coup ... but at the time ... it was phenominal.

I thank you for your service to your country - you and I both spent time in uniform during that time. I had a different take when I got back - it seemed the whole country was part of a giant psychosis. While I was in Vietnam, we heard some of the songs that were popular during that time and we were sure that everybody had lost their minds: Winchester Cathedral - Mellow Yellow - Tiptoe through the Tulips.

Once I got back I knew I was right. I'm happy you had a good time - you deserved it - but the country I knew and loved was long gone.