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Marthe48

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7. My dad was a mechanic in the Air Corps

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:06 PM

Dec 7

He was so tall that was the only branch of the service who would accept him and that was the only spot he could serve.

All of the people who served saved us. And all of the people who stormed the Capitol shamed us.

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