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2. Well, it wasn't me. I have an alibi. On Aug 3, hurricane Celia struck our island town.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Aug 24, 2024, 07:55 PM

Aug 2024

And blew my rental trailer away. When the phones started working again, I called my parents to let them know that I was Ok. They were relieved and said, “ by the way, your draft notice just came in the mail.” So then. It was off to Basic Training at Ft Lewis, WA.

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Well, it wasn't me. I have an alibi. On Aug 3, hurricane Celia struck our island town. surfered Aug 2024 #2