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To: Colorado Doug
I have a piece of his nephews’ plane that was shot down in WW1.

That's a remarkable piece of history! I have only a memory as a souvenir of Coolidge — our parents urgently warning me and my brothers never to wear shoes without socks, because Calvin Coolidge's son had died from it. His younger son had died of sepsis at age 16 from an infected blister on his foot after not wearing socks to play tennis. This must have saddened and scared my parents, hearing this in their childhood.

16 posted on 07/31/2025 6:47:30 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (If [mortals] are so wicked with religion, what would they be without it? —Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Albion Wilde

That is a remarkable story. Thank you for sharing that.


18 posted on 07/31/2025 7:49:44 AM PDT by Colorado Doug
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