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7. A Humorous Story

Glenn Banks

I managed to say the right thing to have 2 fellow shipmates laugh instead of getting into a fight. Narrow steep stairs - but we managed and got used to it.

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6. Pictures taken while serving in the Navy

Glenn Banks

These are pictures that were taken while I was in the Navy. Some are out on the ocean in the "USS Bauer 1025 DE" ship. Others were taken while we were stationed in San Diego. Additional pictures are listed below that weren\'t in the slide show. This is a river that...

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Life Lessons Learned "At Sula's Feet"

Ersula Odom

A very shy college student came home for the summer, sat down at her grandmother's feet and said "tell me the stories you used to tell me". Since her grandmother adored her, she granted her wish. She spent the afternoon singing, laughing, and sharing with her grand daughter the moments that...

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Session-3 Viet Nam to R&R

Tom Cormier

Boys will be boys. We worked hard and we played hard whenever we could. R&R was in Tapei. It was a real eye opener for me. Here is a card from the Asia Hotel where I stayed. And below a card I got from one of the night clubs. ...

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Session-4 Coming Home

Tom Cormier

This audio contains reflections of life after discharge and my career since Viet Nam. When I came home I could hardly recognize my parents. They were like aliens to me. I couldn't wait to shed the uniform. Here's the picture of my mother's greeting me, secretly whispering in my ear,...

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Session-1 Military Bio

Tom Cormier

These recorded sessions were conducted by my Christine and I as part of the Library of Congress' Veteran History Project. To comply with their standards the interview was broken into 5 sessions. This recording includes some biographical information as well as some stories of the early part of my military service....

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View from Viet Nam

Administrator

This poem was written by me and sent to my brother, Tom, when he was a Marine tunnel-rat in Viet Nam. The year was 1968, and I was 15 years old. My parents, my nine siblings and I waited every day for word on whether or not he was...

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A Christmas letter to my husband

Lillian Cormier

Last night, my husband handed me an envelope that contained a letter I had written to him at Christmas 1995. I was so touched that he had saved it all these years, that I thought I would share it with all of you. My dearest one, We have spent forty eight...

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Tom's Roast Part-2

Tom Cormier

This segment is all about roasts and tributes. Terry gives a hilarious account of one of my "mixed race" golf outings. I love him and his brothers because we can have as much fun as we want with each other with regards to race jokes and fun. The truth is...

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Tom's Roast Part-1

Tom Cormier

IT'S MY PARTY!!! It was an incredible night to remember. Before we started taping the show there was an incredible Italian buffet and everyone pigged out big time. During the dining hour we played a continuous playlist of songs recorded in the 70's by my old band, Brothers Kingdom. As a...

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Tom's Roast Part-4

Tom Cormier

This video segment is one of my favorites. Singing with Christine for the first time ever on stage was one of my most special moments in life and a dream come true for her. OK, so it wasn't the VERY first time she sang in public I tried to make light of...

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My Band- Brothers Kingdom

Tom Cormier

I miss this era so much!! It felt so nice having Jimmy and Johnny onstage again after over 3 decades. Jimmy comes up first to sing Blackbird. I picked up the wrong guitar for the song. I needed the one that was tuned to an open tuning and instead picked...

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Mum, Dad & Sisters Sing

Tom Cormier

If you want to see why we are such a musical family this segment tells the tale. George and Lil have been singing together since they met. In fact, they lived across the street from each other and Dad used to sing on the front porch and Mum couldn't resist....

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Tom's Roast Part-3 The Story

Tom Cormier

I wouldn't be honest if I didn't reveal this. OK, so I wouldn't reveal it. OK, I better reveal it. Poor Christine had such a hard time putting this event together alone. She knows how much I love directing stage shows. I've done it for 40 years. How could she...

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Jim Sings, John comedy, Jus and Ty

Tom Cormier

I must say that Jimmy did an incredible job as MC of the event. He had no time to prepare, flew over 1500 miles to be there, had not seen the venue, never met 90% of the people attending and had no idea what anyone else might've prepared to say...

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Fruit Salad

Kathy Larsen

Fruit Salad One of our favorite dishes any time of the year but always at Thanksgiving! My sister-in-law, Jan Larsen gave me this recipe. Ingredients : 3 apples 3 bananas 1 bunch of grapes 1/2 pint of strawberries 2-15oz cans of mandarin oranges 1- 20 oz can of pineapple slices 1-12...