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Army Buddies

/ History, Two Minutes a Day / By d5admin
1929 at Diver

Lasting friendships were made in the trenches.

Grandpa Marchington, his friend Les with native army buddy George Commanda and wife Mary.

Diver is east of Martin River and north of Jocko Ontario, which he talked about quite a bit.

Diver Ontario

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