Good Old Days Magazine

A Rude Awakening

Over 70 years ago, in August 1951, my new husband and I were greatly surprised when a well-kept secret unfolded one night in the small town of New Windsor, Md.

Kenny, my husband-to-be, had been drafted into the Army, initially spending six months in the states before he was sent overseas. Since this was during the Koreanmarried before he was deployed overseas.

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