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Retired school psychologist, cellist, grandmother of 7, self-employed seamstress at Amazing Alterations. Lover of books, nature. Perfectionist. Ultra liberal.
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He failed out of Texas A&M and enlisted. Here’s his presentation of some of his experiences serving two tours in Vietnam while I led protest songs in college. Wait til the end.
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