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!      <a rel="payment" href="http://www.patreon.com/dearfolks1955">Support the show</a>

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

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! &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.patreon.com/dearfolks1955" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

S1:E5: The Rest of Boot Camp "I'm real happy because we found out where we're going"

Hear what it was like to join the United States Navy in 1955, when American optimism was high, gas cost 29 cents per gallon, and Dwight D. Eisenhower conducted the first televised presidential news conference. In letters home to his parents my father narrated a mid-century sailor's experience, from boot camp to the Western Pacific. If you enjoy nostalgia, military history, or memoirs, this is the podcast for you. I'm Elaine, Ken's daughter, and this is my father's story. Join me weekly as I read Dad's letters, and please write soon!

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S1:E5: The Rest of Boot Camp "I'm real happy because we found out where we're going"