“When the war ended I came home - for a while” - that begs the next question...maybe a story for another time ?
Pres. Ford issued WIN buttons - “Whip Inflation Now”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whip_inflation_now
Pres. Carter promised to help dairy farmers and started buying cheese.
Pres. Reagan got goaded into releasing government stored cheese to the public.
https://www.history.com/news/government-cheese-dairy-farmers-reagan
The best editorial cartoon I saw at the time was President Ford selling WIN buttons at the gate to the White House grounds. The price was 25 cents, marked through, and replaced by 50 cents.
Eccchhhh... It is a long tedious story of how I lived out a Charles Dickens novel existence until I was a teenager. For example, at seven years of age I left home and I traveled across the country a ways from Kansas City to Cookeville, TN on various bus lines, BY MYSELF! I have been called a liar for that story - which I don't care, I lived it and I don't have to justify myself to anyone. As you might say yourself, when you live in an orphanage for a few years you learn to look out for yourself.
***Pres. Ford issued WIN buttons - “Whip Inflation Now”***
Interesting; I am surprised I don't remember that. I worked for ABC News in New York at the time. Someone needs to reissue those buttons now!
I DO remember the cheese thing - now that you bring it up. 🤔