One of my friends that was drafted one year before me bought 43 acres around 1960 with a small house. I don't know what he paid, but it was probably a lot less than $20,000.00. In the 1990's he had a large log home built. He sold it last June for $475000.00. He made E-6 in 11 months in 1952 when in Korea. His granddad was a gunsmith and gave him rifles with a scope. We could shoot those ground hogs a long distance away.
A few weeks ago you asked me if I was employed as civil service employee. I went to work at APG in 1951 and was drafted in 1953. In 1955 I was rehired back at APG as a returning vet. I worked in the secured area behind the fence. I spent most of my hitch at Ft Bragg NC with the 82nd Airborne. Some of largest test projects was the M1 A1 Abrams Tank, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, M60 Tank, 8 & 16 ton Goers, M578 Recovery Vehicle and the M88 Recovery Vehicle and lots of Trucks. After retiring I worked for 10 years for several defense contractors. Hal
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