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> Sorry, the memorials are in cities that are "on the lakes," but they are
> for coast guard persons lost in the Atlantic (usually). They were tied to
> the Great Lakes area because they were with units from a Great Lakes town
> and/or were on boats either made at, or named after, a place on the
> Great Lakes.

That makes sense -- likely a lot of people signed up originally in Michigan.
.  .

> That said, the US's first air craft carriers were tested in Lake Michigan,
> off of the coast of the Northern part of the lower peninsula of Michigan.

Did you know the first USN submarines were used in the Civil War?

>> Yet humans are addicted to them, it seems (from Facebook, at least,. & the
> ea
>> y days of "Fight-O Net" *G*)
> Some people like drama, I guess.  :)

Yup, so indicates Facebook's feed on any given day or week, or year. . .

& a big reason why I said fleep it, & here I am back in BBS Land, as I was ere 
Facebook was created, or at least before I heard of it!

I'm all about the Fidonet now! & BBSes here & there & wherever. . .

Still trying to find an active(lots of users, lots of local messaging) one -- 
doesn't even matter where, so long as I can telnet in. . .

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