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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

Don't forget there were a lot of war vets in the mix too, with a good proportion of them that lost comrades in D-day and Market Garden. Mental health, were it tracked like it is today, would have clocked somewhere between "uh-oh" and "abysmal." Everyone self-medicated with alcohol, more work, and motorcycles... if at all.