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   Dangerous to Duncan Craig   
   Re: Who sez you can never go home again?   
   11 Jan 06 15:38:47   
   
   From: dangerous@telus.net   
      
   Duncan,   
   Hi and welcome to the group.  The base in Vancouver was it Jericho Beach or   
   were you staioned on Sea Island?   
      
   I was stationed on both.   
      
   --   
   Dora   
   Dangerous with Attitude   
      
   I do it cause I can   
   "Duncan Craig"  wrote in message   
   news:j7Zwf.793$LF.433@read2.cgocable.net...   
   >I was a military (Air Force) brat from 1942 through 1965.   
   >   
   > Over the years since I got married, I have made it a point to visit places   
   > we ysed to live during my father's Air Force career.  Up until recently, I   
   > had located our homes in Clinton (1949-52), Trenton (1952-54), Winnipeg   
   > (1954-55), Ottawa (1959-63) and Prince George (RCAF Station Baldy hughes!!   
   > 1963)   
   >   
   > Last year, I finally got back to Fontainebleau, France, where my Dad was   
   > stationed from 1955-59.  It was incredible... even after all that time, I   
   > was able to find my way easily around town, and out to some of the nearby   
   > villages where servicemen with families were billeted in rented houses.  I   
   > located all three of the houses we lived in (one in Bois-le-Roi and two in   
   > Fontainebleau), as well as the International School.  I felt like I had   
   > come back home!   
   >   
   > Now, all that's left to find is our homes in Guelph, Winnipeg (the 1st   
   > time), Vancouver, Canyon Creek AB (Vanished off the face of the earth long   
   > ago!), and Saskatoon.  But I was an infant for the first few and the only   
   > ones I remember at all were Canyon Creek, which no longer exisits, as far   
   > as I know, and Saskatoon.  I don't know if I'll ever get to those though;   
   > my wife refuses to travel in the Prairies!   
   >   
   > I hope the rest of you who have fond memories of some of the bases and   
   > postings are doing the same thing.   
   >   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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