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|    mathesc53@gmail.com to Lise-Anne Beaudry    |
|    Re: R.C.A.F. Station Rockcliffe Ottawa O    |
|    17 Jun 18 17:28:12    |
      On Friday, November 6, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Lise-Anne Beaudry wrote:       > Carey Craig (careycraig@ns.sympatico.ca) writes:       > > Dear Fellow Base Brats;       > > I would love to hear from those       > > of you who attended the Vicount Alexander School during the period       > > 1956-62 . I am especially looking for old childhood friends who lived       > > on Altair Avenue. Also others who may have been profoundly influenced       > > through out the years by their base brat experiences.       >       > Was that the elementary school on Rockliffe base? Sounds familiar.       > If yes, I didn't go there but my two older brothers did from '56-58. I was       > sent to the local french school in Vanier (anyone remember what Vanier was       > called before it was changed to that name?) I don't remember the name of       > the street we lived on in Rockliffe, but I remember it was near the woods,       > and my older brothers would always threaten me tales of strange men       > lurking in those woods, waiting to "get me".       >       > Seems to me the bases were divided up by ranks; I think the living       > quarters were segragated according to whether your father was an officer       > or not. Dad was an airframe technician and we always had comfortable       > housing on the bases we lived, but I vaguely remember officers children       > having a little bit better/bigger bedrooms. Or am I totally delusional       > here? Anyone else remember this being the way of life on base?       >       > Lise-Anne              Vanier was Eastview, and before that was Clarkstown.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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