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With Service Week behind him, Dad goes firefighting and rowing boats out on the lake, gets a few more liberties, marches in another Chicago parade, does not enjoy the climate, and at long last finds out where he's going to be stationed after graduating from boot camp!    Support the show

Dad goes on Service Week, gets his first liberty, and wonders if he should take communion and get a tattoo. He hopes to find out soon if he gets into Electronics school and that he gets stationed in San Diego after boot camp. It sure is hot at Great Lakes, and firefighting and rowing on the lake are coming up!           Support the show

Dad looks forward to his first liberty, goes through the gas chamber, and won't get to march in parades with the drum and bugle corps because he'll be on Service Week  Support the show

Dad moves from Camp Barry to Camp Dewey. does a lot of marching with his rifle, and buys a pillowcase at the PX. So far this Navy life isn't exactly what he expected, but he's starting to get letters from home and he has a buddy. Did he mention he's in the drum and bugle corps?Support the show

In this episode, Dad leaves Colorado to join the Navy, has to give up his hair oil and arrives bootside. He's in the Navy now!     Support the show

Trailer for season 1 of Dear Folks: Letters Home from the Navy. In season 1, I read my Dad's letters he wrote home to his family from boot camp after leaving his small down in Colorado in 1955.     Support the show