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Mail Call

September 27, 2019Sam HallMaking Wavesfamily, Holidays, mail, Mail Call, Making Waves, Memories, Musings, Pranks, Sea stories, Unreps

“Mail Call—All divisional representatives lay to the post office to receive mail” These words stirred up many an emotion as ships of the line impatiently and frustratedly waited for regular mail, sometimes weeks at a time. Moods of Sailors could swing on a dime with a good, or not-so-good, note from a loved one at

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