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Senior Prom

Janice Ryan

In December of my senior year at Bristol High a group of my girl friends all got together, secured dates and began preparation of what to wear! I made my evening gown of red taffeta covered with two layers of white net. It was strapless. I was so proud of tis accomplishment. My date...

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God's In Control

Charles William Spratt

I’ve learned over the years that no matter what the circumstances are . Let God take care of your problems . I tried many times to take care of my problems my self and I always failed and made a mess out of it . It took me a bad marriage...

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My First Career Change: Age 11

Sandy Jones

The earliest recollection I have of what I wanted to be when I grow is probably elementary school age. I wanted to be a stewardess. This was before we had to call everyone a "flight attendant". This was a short-lived dream for two very big reasons: First I had a growth-hormone...

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The Mother To My Two Son's

Charles William Spratt

About the first of April 1988 I met my current wife . A wonderful woman and mother to my two son’s . Again If you want to meet some one with your like interest go do the things you like to do . How are you going to meet some one...

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My BIG Mistake

Charles William Spratt

After I had got a job and settled in St Louis area my girl friend and I was getting pretty serious with each other . the following April after I had moved to St Louis I took her down to meet my Mom and Dad . On the way back...

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Moving To St Louis

Charles William Spratt

They always told me that if you wanted to meet some one that you will like go do something that you like to do . The only thing is I like to stay home . How are you supposed to meet some one if you stay at home? I had heard...

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Moving Back To Oklahoma

Charles William Spratt

After my wife died and it was left up to me to cook ; wash the dishes ; do the laundry ; clean the house for me and two son’s ages six and four I learned what my wife had done with her time . after doing a forty hour week...

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How I Got Saved

Charles William Spratt

After my wife’s death one of my dear friends from work that I had gone to Tech school with said “ You Ain’t Driving” I spent the first night with them . He even gave up his bed for me that night . A teacher from the headstart watched...

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A BIG SHOCK

Charles William Spratt

Mepco Electra had hired me to be the night plant maintenance man after a short training period . We had lived in Mineral Wells about two months and life was looking up pretty good but something was missing . We wanted a little girl in our lives . So we decided...

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Starting My Family

Charles William Spratt

I dated this girl for quite a while then I moved to the town she lived about 50 miles away . I got a job first working for the City doing what ever they needed me to do . The water Department , Street Department , Sewer Department Sanitation Department ....

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My First Date With My Wife

Charles William Spratt

I was discharged out of the Army December 6 1966 . The first thing I did after I went home was to join the VFW . I started attending their meetings every Friday night and within two weeks I had a job at the local flour mill . I was...

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Ft Hood Texas

Charles William Spratt

When I got back home from Viet Nam I went home for two weeks leave and then reported back to duty at Ft Hood Texas . I was in Firth Army in an Engineer Unit . My brother had been in the Army before me and had joined the 2...

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Coming Home

Charles William Spratt

When you getting close to coming home you start marking the days off of your calendar. First it’s 120 days then it’s 90 days then it’s 60 days then it gets down to 30 days your on your last month . Can’t wait to get home . Since we came over...

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TDY

Charles William Spratt

I lied I did not spend all eleven months of my tour in Viet Nam in Qui Nhon . I was sent TDY (Temporary Duty Something) for three months to Plieu Ku . It was about 50 miles inland. They needed some one to install a new 4 inch galvanized steel...

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A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody

Millard Don Carriker

Entering my senior year of high school my experience with girls was that of a Carthusian monk but without whatever spiritual consolation they enjoy. When I was in ninth grade my previously fair skinned face erupted with volcanoes. One look in the mirror convinced me that only a girl with severe...

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"The Famous James"

Millard Don Carriker

"The Famous James" English-built Motorcycle - 1946 As with all humans, the Whizzer, after a few weeks, became less than what I wanted. While the Whizzer was being developed and marketed, the Cushman Motor Company, a small firm that had produced motorized “scooters” for the Army looked at what they...

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Smitty

Charles William Spratt

After we had been in Viet Nam for awhile we were able to take a week R & R (Rest & Relaxation) a sort of vacation if you care to say . If you had the money . Some went to Bangkok , Thialand some went to Tokyo , Japan some...

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Frogs

Charles William Spratt

After the Monsoons quit and the rain quit we had thousands and thousands of frogs to deal with . You see where our compound was , it was at the bottom of a huge hill . All the water during Monsoon season would come running down the side of that...

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The Coronel Wants an Officer club NOW

Charles William Spratt

Our first job when we got to Viet Nam was ordered by the Coronels . They wanted an Officers Club built right away . We arrived about the third week in September and about the first of October was when the Monsoon started ( the rainy season ) It rain non...

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My Gaurdian Angel

Charles William Spratt

After returning To Ft Meade Maryland to join back up with my unit we all boarded a plane to fly to San Fran Cisco . We went and stood in line on the docks for several hours waiting to board this huge Ocean Liner ( Merchant Marine Ship )...

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