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raven mad

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97. Thanks for the welcome - and the giggle fit!

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:29 PM

Jan 2014

My father-in-law (I loved him; he's been gone 5 years now, and is greatly missed) was USN in WWII. He left my husband a silver tea set from a ship he served on in the South Pacific. It was given to him as a "bribe" from a captain who needed a ride to shore on my father-in-law's ship-too-shore transport (and knew they'd just made a beer run)!

The bell I have is only about 6" tall; if I knew how to post photos, I'd dig it out and send one!

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First, WELCOME to DU, although I'm not an official spokesperson UTUSN Jan 2014 #96

Thanks for the welcome - and the giggle fit! raven mad Jan 2014 #97

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