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Veterans

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bluescribbler

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Thu Dec 8, 2022, 03:25 PM Dec 2022

50 years ago today [View all]

I put on my dress blues for the final time. I and about 20 other guys stood at attention as a Captain thanked us for our service, told us how much the Navy would miss us, handed us our DD-214s and officially released us from active duty.

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50 years ago today [View all] bluescribbler Dec 2022 OP
Congratulations, happy anniversary Walleye Dec 2022 #1
Congrats, bluescribbler! 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #2
Wasn't a very big ship. bluescribbler Dec 2022 #3
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