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To: tomkow6
"My little bit of discomfort is nothing, compared with what those that I come to honor endured, to give me the freedom to choose whether I want to be there or not."

220 posted on 05/30/2004 3:22:49 PM PDT by tomkow6


Well said

Probably one of the best posts on FR today
225 posted on 05/30/2004 3:30:11 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Thank You Troops! Past, Present and Future)
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From the men in the Military and the Canteen


229 posted on 05/30/2004 3:35:28 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Good Evening Ladies)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
I did have a little bit of fun, with some sailors that were down for the event, from Great Lakes!

I noticed that their trousers had regular pockets, rather than the "slits" we had in our whites. I inquired as to whether the trousers still had buttons (you know what I'm talking about). They chuckled, & told me "No, the Navy had finally discovered ZIPPERS! LOL!

Dress blues still have & always WILL have the 13-buttons.
230 posted on 05/30/2004 3:37:39 PM PDT by tomkow6 (.....your message here!....call 1-800-burkaman for details!.....your message here!....)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

FYI: I was telling my wife about the "buttons" thing. She asked me "How did you cope with that, if you were drinking?"

To which I answered:" You plan ahead, WAY AHEAD!" LMBO!


233 posted on 05/30/2004 3:43:35 PM PDT by tomkow6 (.....your message here!....call 1-800-burkaman for details!.....your message here!....)
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