Message-Id: <20031119025029.ZHLW6696.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[68.212.97.113]>

On 2003-11-18 [log in to unmask] said:
   >Yes there used to be a lot of traffic especially from the Great
   >Lakes Naval Training Center who sent out book messages: "Arrived
   >safely USNTC Great Lakes Illinois.  Will write as soon as I get my
   >company number."  Boy there were thousands sent hi hi.  Used to get
   >from Camp LeJune, NC and from the US Marine Training Corps in
   >Twenty Nine Palms California.  Then there was the Florida State
   >Fair etc etc.  Lots of fun.
Yah I remember hearing a lot of those, "arrived safely Marine Corps
recruiting depot San Diego California" and others.

SOme folks still do them from certain events.  I believe the FLorida
STate fair still did some a couple years ago as well as the EAA
flyover and another air show in FLorida.

JOe lee from Pinole California uses ham radio to send greetings to
veterans of his old military unit and used NTS to remind them of their
reunion last year.  I used NTS a few years ago to remind family
members who lived far away   to make plans to attend the big family
reunion.

73 de nf5b




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