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usonian

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1. Well, you made me look.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 06:15 PM

Thursday

I got a similar invite from Uncle. But I was too damn healthy.

Preferring choice to chance, I visited the Coast Guard recruiter.
Asked when I would ship out to beautiful downtown Cape May, New Jersey, he said "THIS AFTERNOON".

Well, wasn't that precious?

Checking dates, that was Nov 11, 1971, finishing my enlistment on 11/11/1975, and I''ll celebrate the 50th anniversary of that next week, hopefully with a free meal on Veteran's day. I seriously had no idea all this time that I went in and out on Veteran's Day.

I'll post the annual list of freebies next in the Veteran's forum.
The V.A. usually sends a list or links to one in the email at the last minute.

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Well, you made me look. usonian Thursday #1

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u r correct. thanks . AllaN01Bear Thursday #5