These air raid sirens, remnants from World War II, were used as a cue for World War III.Īs a third grader in 1957, air raid drills were a fact of life and the siren was but one of many reasons for a consuming increase in Baby Boom angst. On alternate weeks, however, the same siren wailed for a longer and more menacingly three to five minutes at any time during the school day. Though always startling, it benignly announced lunchtime.
The burst of sound lasted only a few seconds before fading into silence. At the same time, various other electronic screams echoed in the air. Every day at noon, a chilling siren blared from a loudspeaker atop my public elementary school building.
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