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After 36 years
and some previous contact with Steve and Charles, my wife,
Renee, and I decided to make our own small reunion with a couple
of my old friends from Nam. We started in Rogers Arkansas where
we met up with Steve Sullens and his wife June and their family.
They really gave us a down home family welcome. Jack, their son,
made sure to stop by every night to BBQ our dinner. We thought
that was great. Thanks Jack!
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Steve Sullens & Paul Carlson - 2007 |
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Steve is a pretty
good Bass fisherman too. We hit the water a couple of times and
had a great time on Beaver Lake. In fact, the day we were
leaving Steve took me out one more time to throw a line out a
few more times before we left.
I was really
thrilled to be able to meet with Steve and his Family after all
these years of not even being in contact, I wasn't sure how our
meeting would go, but It was like we had only been away for a
short time and our friendship was still as strong as it was when
we were in Nam. I would encourage everyone to look up their long
lost friends. The feeling is great. You see physical changes,
but you also see that the heart is the same. One day in the
future, we will see you again. Steve & June, Thank you so much
for your Friendship, Hospitality, and Great Time.
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Paul Carlson & Charles Marcum - 2007 |
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After we left
Arkansas, we were on our way to Cave City, Kentucky, via
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. We finally reached our
destination at the home of Charles & Joyce Marcum in Cave City,
where again we were greeted with open arms. We sat and talked
about old times for a while. Afterwards went out to dinner at a
nice Mexican restaurant. We had a great dinner and returned to
their home to spend an evening of looking through Chuck's old
photo album and papers. You would be surprised at how good your
memory can become when there are people around who remember the
things that you have forgotten. We didn't want to keep Charles
and Joyce up too late. So after a great reunion and some good
memories, we moved on to working our way back to our home in
California.
I just want to
say to the Sullen and Marcum Families: Thank you so much for the
Great time you have shown us, and the new memories that we now
have. We love you guys! Take care and Best Wishes to all of you.
Your Friends in
California,
Paul and Renee Carlson
P.S. Bob Harp,
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