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 2 years
old and striking a bargain with the ice cream vendor |
 8th
birthday party with my friends Kitty and Joan. The white tubes we
are holding were parachute launchers. We would put a flimsy silk
parachute with an attached cardboard soldier into the tube and aim
it skyward and BLOW! It worked real well until the tube got soggy
from saliva... |
 2 years
old |
 8 yrs.
old and an aspiring ballerina |
 3 years
old on Central Park West dressed in the height of fashion. Note the
awnings on the building (no air-conditioning) |
 8 yrs.
old
I had the complete cowboy outfit with 2 guns, hat, shirt vest,
and chaps!
Note from Don: my parents wouldn't let me play with guns and I
had to "make believe" with bent sticks. It's just not fair!! |
 3 yrs.
old with cousin Gloria |
 My mom in
her nursing uniform |
 3 years
old and accepted my first Naval Commission |
 9 year
old birthday trip to Asbury Park NJ |
 4 years
old with my cousin Steve. Can you BELIEVE those outfits!
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 10 yrs.
old with my friend Carol |
 7 years
old and checking out the girls |
 10 yrs.
old at Easter with my mom & Chad |
 10 years
old. That floating thing never worked right. It was a WWII life
preserver meant to wrap around you and the ends buckled together -
it formed a triangle that would pinch you to death! |
 11 years
old with mom |
 My Mom
1943 |
 1947 - My
baby sister Florence (Rusty) |
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