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captain queeg

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2. I remember meeting a coast guard guy back in the 70s when I was hitchhiking around the country.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2020, 11:43 AM

May 2020

I had a generally low opinion of the armed services back then, but I came close joining up after meeting him. He stopped at some tavern and bought me a beer and told me all about them. He’d have been a great recruiter.

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I remember meeting a coast guard guy back in the 70s when I was hitchhiking around the country. captain queeg May 2020 #2