I asked classmates for the opening sentence (or description) of the memoir of a significant moment in their life. All the responses (unabridged) are available on 1967.Dartmouth.org. Tad Campion wrote: “This is to inform you that as of next month your status with the Selective Service System will be 1-A.” Owen Leach: “Three rather ferocious but frightened-looking British soldiers burst from the KFC in Newry, Ireland, two sweeping the area with machine guns, covering the third carrying out a bucket of chicken.” John Wasson: “During a sacred mushroom ceremony thousands of miles from my childhood home, a Mazatec shaman accurately foretold that my father would die unexpectedly.” Jeff Zorn: “I marched over Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge two rows behind John Lewis, his soul-force occluding the profane, menacing invective hurled our way.” Joe Alviani: “I stepped off my flight in Atlanta excited to work the floor of the Democratic National Convention for the nomination of my boss, Mike Dukakis, as president.” Andy Weiss: “As Avril and I sat at the cafe in Brisbane, Australia, I saw on her face a look of pure joy and relaxation I’d never seen in our 27 years together in the United States—a look that said, ‘I’m home.’ ” Don Bergman: “The year was 1971, the year my life changed forever for the better.” John Lobitz: “It was at the bridge table at Psi U that I met the love of my life I would marry 34 years later.” Dave McMahill: “Nothing compares to being present for the birth of my children—jaw-dropping experiences for each one.” Bill Reynolds: “I was overwhelmed with love, responsibility, and awe. It was the most magical moment of my life.” Bruce Pacht: “Go to Poland for an abortion or follow through with the pregnancy and create a future as a commune? ‘Let’s have the kid,’ I said.” Bill Yaggy: “Two years as one of a handful of male students surrounded by nearly 3,000 young women would have been a remarkable experience on its own.” Sam Stonefield quoted Hurston’s first line, “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board.” Peter Golenbock: “The first question a reader might ask is, ‘Why is this book titled American Nero?” Ken Peterson: “Mornings have always been special to me, giving me a jump start on the day.” Roy Benson: “I would like to leave this good earth still thinking that S.O.B. really means ‘Sweet Old Benson.’ ” Christian Smith: “When your prostate radiations and your triple bypass operation all eventually turn out well, you feel like a winner.” Al Hine: “With whatever gifts we have been given and in whatever manner we have used them in our lives, fundamentally we have been put here to help others.” Gary Atkins: “There was no burning bush in my life, but I feel that I was called to serve through my life, and as I look back, I hope that I have done that well enough.” Finally, with sadness I report the loss of Mike Merenda, Phil Curtis, and Dick Lacey.

—Larry Langford, P.O. Box 71, Buckland, MA 01339; 1967damnotes@gmail.com