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aspiring2live

Roots

Jul 20, 2005 14:10

Last night I got a call. The caller ID said "County, Rutherford" (A county here in North Carolina) and I thought to myself, "It must be for Allie, there's no one in Rutherford County I want to talk to!" I was mistaken. It was a guy named Ronnie Bailey who went through Marine Corps boot camp in Parris Island with me back in 1984! I was shocked ( Read more... )

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dancingwaves July 20 2005, 18:22:00 UTC

That's awesome :) I'm glad that a phone call could remind you that you are able to do all of those things :)

aspiring2live July 22 2005, 23:28:20 UTC

...were able to do all those things! ;-)

brknconfidents July 20 2005, 23:58:12 UTC

That's pretty cool. I wonder who, if anyone, would call me if they could? I'm glad you have good memories of your accomplishments while you were in the Marines...you should...that was some hard junk you had to do.

aspiring2live July 22 2005, 23:25:26 UTC

I'm sure someone out there would love to call and talk to you. Likewise, if there are people like that in your life, I would encourage you to call them. It is a wonderful experience! (said with a lithp)

bd1 July 21 2005, 03:09:59 UTC

It's wonderful to connect with friends you haven't seen in a long time. So many memories...

aspiring2live July 22 2005, 23:27:30 UTC

It is. It gets your brain churning in a different way than normal. It changes perspectives, sheds light, and refreshes both good and bad times (which, fortunately for us, are never remembered as severely as when they happened.)