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    I knew a chaplin at Rhein Main AFB in Germany. Chaplin Ray was his name. He shared the wonderful news about our Lord with others and also helped me out when I was having a hard time. I grew kind of close to him as a teen. And well one day he asked me if I could watch his twin boys while he and his w...
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    PLEASE HELP A FELLOW BRAT  PRAY AND HELP TODAY!  I just talked with Keith (Debbie's husband) who gave me permission to give our their email address and home address so that she can recieve well-wishes and any kind of donations.  As Lisa and I discussed last night, gas cards...
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    <<>> Comes with the territory, eh Jimi <<>> I've long since given up on the majority actually "getting it"... Chameleon KidsAugust 17, 2016 · I am a military child. I have moved more times than I can count. I don’t remember the place I was born beyond the pictu...
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    What's with all this sexual intrigue in D.C.?   When I worked in the Sacramento capitol building late at night, we would carefully knock on each door before entering a senator's or representative's office lest we upset a late night "session".   Every office settup was the same. It woul...
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            the CNN News photographer quickly used a>> cell phone to call the local airport to charter a>> flight.>>>> He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at>> the airport.>>>> Arriving at the airfield, he spotted ...
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    An open letter to the NFL players, ****************You graduated high school in 2011. Your teenage years were a struggle. You grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. Your mother was the leader of the family and worked tirelessly to keep a roof over your head and food on your plate. Academics were ...
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    This group is for discussing places we may have lived that are no longer "active", but are still alive in our memories.For those of us who grew up on a base or post, it was a vibrant town, full of life and purpose. There is nothing like it in the civilian world, where a town is deemed unne...
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    The group for military brats who are also 'Nam vets, and anyone interested in 'Nam and the Brats who were there. A group where you can correspond about your 'Nam experiences with brother/sister brats who also understand where you're coming from when you talk about 'Nam.
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    "Jimi", in response to your latest cicilians thread...
    <<>> Comes with the territory, eh Jimi <<>> I've long since given up on the majority actually "getting it"... Chameleon KidsAugust 17, 2016 ·
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    Jimi Civilian culture still has a long way to go in understanding Brats.  Went to an attraction downtown today, paid with the USAA card.  The attendant asks, "Are you military ?"  I replied, "Military Family."  Got the typical, "Oh...p...  more
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    lisahunter → Decommissioned Posts and Bases: Three of the bases my dad was stationed at have closed. Donaldson AFB, South Carolina; Rhein Main AFB, Germany and Goose Bay AFB, Labrador. It is sad because you can only go "home" in memories and photographs. Military brats today have the advan...  more
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      Jimi Well said
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      Wolf <> Amen to that Lisa, kinda leaves a gaping hole where there were once footprints, eh <> Got stuck in Goose Bay while a college age'd dependent during a May blizzard... That Summer trip involved five days at McGuire AFB before an available mil...  more
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      Jimi One of the posts where we were stationed was closed down, and another location is on the brinks. Never lived at Rhein Main; but visited, of course. That closure was a huge surprise to us, since we hadn't been there since the early 80s.
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