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'The Beginning" last part "The Army"#1
My dad had been in the combat engineers during the war, so he knew how to run any type of equipment.Every once in a while he would find work on a construction job, and we would live halfway normal lives...But his one big weakness was the bottle, and it seemed like he was always losing a job.I do know he was the hardest working man I ever saw, but the booze destroyed any chances we might have had.After the eighth grade, I gave up on school, and worked odd jobs.
My uncle was a sergeant-major in the army, had been at the Battle of the Bulge in Germany. He became a recruiter...told my mom the only chance I had was to go into the military..And he was sure right about that.I knew I could send a little money home, help out a little. I turned 17 on the 24th of July,1958....On the 5th of Aug, I was on my way to Fort Carson, Colorado... Read below for 1st army post.... __________________ I once complained about having no shoes, until I met a man who had no...guitar Last edited by T.WOLFE; 02-26-2019 at 01:31 PM. |
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