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cwydro

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1. I still remember when I was in the Air Force -

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sun Oct 1, 2017, 11:36 AM

Oct 2017

No matter where you were when the music started at the lowering of the flag each day, you had to face in that direction and stand at attention. Dozens of us would race to the nearest buildings lol, when we heard the first notes...no one wanted to stand there throughout the whole thing. We'd laugh at those caught outside.

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While the Flag Is Important To Serving and Veteran Military People, [View all] MineralMan Oct 2017 OP

I still remember when I was in the Air Force - cwydro Oct 2017 #1

Yeah, well, I never did that while in the USAF. MineralMan Oct 2017 #2