mardena and i were freinds in highschool,,we joined the womens army corp approx the same time she a month earlier,just after highschool,,,approx, met again at fort mclellen ala for basic she was about 3-4 weeks ahead of me and then again at fort sam housten texas when we both were in ait for medica feild,,,, she is partly responsible for me being in the service in the first place,,we had both taken those tests , for the army navey ect,,, she came out to my folks place wth the recruiter after i graduated to see if i was still interested,,, and the rest was history,,, wrote off and on during her time in the army,,sad that she passed so soon,,sweet person with a good heart,,for sure, and am really glad she was part of my joining the wacs at that time
Lourie Galutia
mardena and i were freinds in highschool,,we joined the womens army corp approx the same time she a month earlier,just after highschool,,,approx, met again at fort mclellen ala for basic she was about 3-4 weeks ahead of me and then again at fort sam housten texas when we both were in ait for medica feild,,,, she is partly responsible for me being in the service in the first place,,we had both taken those tests , for the army navey ect,,, she came out to my folks place wth the recruiter after i graduated to see if i was still interested,,, and the rest was history,,, wrote off and on during her time in the army,,sad that she passed so soon,,sweet person with a good heart,,for sure, and am really glad she was part of my joining the wacs at that time
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Lourie Galutia
yakima herald artical in 1969 or 1970 paper after basic training