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Irish_Dem

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13. We were in Castle in the early 50's.

Reply to snort (Reply #12)

Mon May 17, 2021, 09:35 PM

May 2021

Right we lived on the beach in Okinawa, it was really great.

And in Japan we lived out in the paddies right outside of Tokyo.
I loved everything about Japan. And am partial to everything Asian to this day.

Being an AF brat had pros and cons. Certainly should hardship assignments, and constant moving around.
But great DOD schools, loved the air bases, and loved living in different areas of the US and Asia.

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