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Letter To Poppa Research Paper

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Dear Poppa,

I would like to thank you for your service in the Airforce. I have enjoyed your stories about your flights, and training. It must of been a tough decision to try to join the military. I understand that it must of been hard to deal with the sacrifices. It was really hard when my dad went overseas, and only came home every six months for three weeks. One question I have is how did you communicate with your family Did you have phones in the military? When my dad was overseas we could talk to him over the internet. What was it like flying through storms, or really windy weather? I am thankful for our freedom the military has given us, like having the freedom to vote for our government, the freedom to express ourselves freely, and

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