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snowybirdie

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1. Hey
Reply to Ptah (Original post)
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 08:33 PM
Jun 23

My dad too! Drafted at 35, two weeks before his birthday when he'd be ineligible for the draft. Sea Bees were mostly older than average G..I.

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A story my father told me. [View all] Ptah Jun 23 OP
Hey snowybirdie Jun 23 #1
My brother was Codifer Jun 23 #2
My father was in the Sea Bees too. calikid Jun 23 #3
Mine too Doodles Jun 23 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jun 23 #4
100% believe it!! And I know other instances in WEII. Grins Jun 23 #5
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