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MFM008

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1. my parents

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Sun May 30, 2021, 04:38 PM

May 2021

both joined the military.
My dad was 17 when he went into the Army/Air corp before it was the USAF.
My mom did a single stint in the WACs.
I would still remember them if they hadn't served.
They did the best they could.

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