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The Old Trunk....


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I moved the junk off the top of the old trunk....

Pulled it out into the light...

Opened it up and there was all of the things of 40 years ago...

Put on the flight suit and zipped it up...

Flack vest and shoulder holster....

Strap on the 'ole K-Bar knife..I had forgotten that it was this big...

Helmet on and lower the visor....

I turn and look into the mirror...

Who is that?

No one that I know....

I take it all off and back into the trunk...

Slip into a nice peasant skirt and blouse...

Grab a popcicle and sit and wonder .........*sigh*

Donna Jean

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Guest sarah f

Oh come on where are our pictures at? :( I want to see Dee Jay In that flight suite. Don't do that to us.

At least you still have it and it still fits just probably looser than before.

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Guest Donna Jean

That sounds like someone from a different life. I hope that this life now is a much happier life.

Big Huggs,

Opal

Yeah, Opal....

A different life...a different time.... a different me.....

LOVE

Donna Jean

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It was really very much like 40 years ago - she was wearing panties and a bra then too!

Love ya,

Sally

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Guest Donna Jean

Hi Sally,

I was about to laugh at that, but 40 years ago, SO WAS I !!!! Just not all of the time....

Huggs,

Opal

Opal.....

Truth of the matter is that I DID wear panties and bra under my flight suit when I was in "Nam...

I always worried about getting shot down and not for the obvious reasons...

Well, maybe I coulda gotten a better room at the Hanoi Hilton.....

Oh my....

Donna Jean

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Guest NatashaJade

To be fair, Dee Jay, most reasonable people couldn't recognize themselves in 40 year old clothes (I say reasonable because I know there are folks who have been wearing the same clothes for 40 years...I'm looking at you, Dead Heads).

But you are definitely not that person, although I'm really quite grateful that you made it out of that place and are here with us now.

love

Gin

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Opal.....

Truth of the matter is that I DID wear panties and bra under my flight suit when I was in "Nam...

I always worried about getting shot down and not for the obvious reasons...

Well, maybe I coulda gotten a better room at the Hanoi Hilton.....

Oh my....

Donna Jean

OMG! I just thought Sally was joking a bit.... So now, does that mean what Lizzy said about high heels and kicking cargo out the back also true?????!!!!!!

You have intestinal fortitude, Dear Lady!!! I only had to worry about my parents!

Big Huggs,

Opal

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Opal.....

Truth of the matter is that I DID wear panties and bra under my flight suit when I was in "Nam...

I always worried about getting shot down and not for the obvious reasons...

Well, maybe I coulda gotten a better room at the Hanoi Hilton.....

Oh my....

Donna Jean

You mean you the the Vietnam War Officer version of Cpl. Klinger? You both cross dressed in combat and you're both from Ohio. Ok. [*cue Twilight Zone music*] Did you get granted the Section 8 at least?

(sorry, couldn't resist a M*A*S*H reference with material that's just staring me right in the face like that :P ).

Natalie

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Guest Donna Jean

You mean you the the Vietnam War Officer version of Cpl. Klinger? You both cross dressed in combat and you're both from Ohio. Ok. [*cue Twilight Zone music*] Did you get granted the Section 8 at least?

(sorry, couldn't resist a M*A*S*H reference with material that's just staring me right in the face like that :P ).

Natalie

LOL.....

No, Honey...I never got that Section 8....

I never thought about both of us being from Ohio...maybe there's something in the water....

Mostly I was just trying to keep from getting my butt shot off...

Figured that I'd need it later...lol

Donna Jean

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Guest Justme

HEY Donna Jean. All I know is....you are the first to welcome people....the first to welcome people back. All I know of you is you are a person that ...well....what can i say......we all know the great woman you are!!! God Bless

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Has it really BEEN 40 years since Nam?

What happened? Where did they go?

It doesn't seem like that long a journey to here although there were many days-many hours-I thought would never end.

We did change the world-a little.

And they still listen to our music.

And Donna Jean and Sally and Elizabeth Anne among others found themselves and became what they were always meant to be. We found our way at long last!

Thank you Donna Jean for reminding me of that journey and the fact that it has taken me to a place I never knew iI so badly needed to be!

Love you

JJ

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