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Good afternoon. Excellent post. Thank You for sharing this on RP. I try to connect every week when possible.
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I have never connected with a former service person I served with, but would very much like to. I was a corpsman in the Marine Corps and also served on a coastal minesweeper that was later transferred to the Fijian Navy and then grounded and sunk in a reef,
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I am the odd duck who never forged a strong bond with my work colleagues. Just wasn't worth it when I was going to move in a year anyway. 20 years, 9 PCS moves and 4 TCSs.
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Really just one guy - not that we are actual battle buddies (fortunate to be in during the Carter years). But we connect from time to time through facebook. Sad to say, I wasn't as tight with my teams as I should have been.
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I have lost contact w many but I have also found many through social media. I also have a few that I text and keep in touch with--and have made new friends w Vets at my federal agency.
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Virtually never. I am a fresh vet, so it means less, but I am afraid to.
I let bad memories overpower the good ones. Even posting here feels dangerously exposed. I don't want to open myself to being found.
It does hurt to feel so alone.
(i assume if you're reading this far down the list you can relate?)
I let bad memories overpower the good ones. Even posting here feels dangerously exposed. I don't want to open myself to being found.
It does hurt to feel so alone.
(i assume if you're reading this far down the list you can relate?)
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