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  • A Bratty Life
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    Every time I visit a U.S. military installation, I get all teary eyed. I spent the first 13 years of my life as an Air Force Brat. I went to 11 schools in 12 years and am lousy at math as a result. I hate war, the military industrial complex in general, and much U.S. foreign policy. Still, my fa...
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      My story begins at no place better suited than in the beginning.  Where all life starts.  Where all existence begins; in your ordinary, run of the mill, Water Tower.  Ok, well maybe not everyone starts there, but for 12 years that’s where I was certain I first appeared i...
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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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  • Intriguing
    November 27, 2017
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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...
  • A Very Short Story
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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 ...
  • An Open Letter to NFL Players
    October 5, 2017
    Posted by retcolusa
    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 ...
  • Sargesbrat hears from a real Sarge
    June 4, 2017
    Posted by Sargesbrat
    After 30 years in the Air Force, Chief Master Sergeant George Roof wrote this article.  It seems to sum up where I am at this moment so checked it out and found it to be legit. Have fun -- Because I am a “lifer” in the military, I’ve seen the impact of apresident more than m...
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    Posted by Sargesbrat
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    April 23, 2008 - led by fireman36 - 9,153 views
    Anyone growing up as a brat of an Air Force mom or dad, stationed anywhere in the world
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    How do you identify Military Brats?
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    August 29, 2009 - led by Vann - 8,503 views
    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...
  • Viet Nam Vet Brats
    January 25, 2010 - led by retcolusa - 7,620 views
    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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    Yoyogi school located on Washington Heights Base Housing, Tokyo, Japan
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    This group is for swapping recipes you have inherited, invented or found in your travels as a Military Brat, or later after venturing off on your own.

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