Posted on Feb 13, 2018

How An 11-Year-Old Girl Influenced Abraham Lincoln to Grow His Beard

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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Today is Abraham Lincoln's birthday (Anyone remember when we used to get both Washington's and Lincoln's birthday off rather than one Presidents day?) Interesting story on why he grew a beard.

How An 11-Year-Old Girl Influenced Abraham Lincoln to Grow His Beard

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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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I remember both holidays, Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen. The change happened in 1969.

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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi We are dating ourselves, aren't we?

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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Could be excellent recall of history, but then again......

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CW5 John M.

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As a young lad, I was always thrilled to know that Abraham Lincoln was born on MY birthday :)

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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Me too. Three of us share that date

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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Belated Happy Birthday to you both!

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How An 11-Year-Old Girl Influenced Abraham Lincoln to Grow His Beard

How An 11-Year-Old Girl Influenced Abraham Lincoln to Grow His Beard

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