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09-21-12, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 3speedslow

I delivered the Stars and Stripes for many years( 73-77 ) while living on Okinawa in the Kishaba housing area. Great job, little money. Rode the route with the paperbag slung over the shoulder on my yellow Bridgestone 10 speed. Walked the bike when the war news got hot and the paper bigger.

Looking back, I know major events happened and the headlines were there for me to read but I can't say I paid any attention to them. I was on my own island time and world.

Oki is like that, but if I could do it over, I'd have taken a 3-year hitch there. The Stars and Stripes were part of my daily routine when I wasn't deployed, especially the crossword puzzle.

I also served with a Marine from Mayodan NC.

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