In the course of history, there's probably nothing very significant about 50 years, but to me, there are many things that make 1968 a year to treat in a perspective look back. The capture of USS Pueblo by North Korea, The Tet Offensive, The assassination of Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Act, the assassination of Robert Kennedy, the first Boeing 747 entering airline service, Black Power protests at the Summer Olympics, riots at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, the first orbit of the moon by U. S. spacecraft, and a country torn with the wounds and unrest of the Viet Nam War. And, the list does on. But, my personal reflection only holds a fleeting glimpse of any of these events. As Kenny Rogers noted in lyrics: "It wasn't me that started that old crazy asian war, but I was bound to go and do my patriotic chore". You see, I was otherwise occupied by the events in my personal life. I started the year as a naive 20 year-old boy and ended as a 21 year-ol...