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Contributed by Rick Billings

The 1960s

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Thanksgiving day 1967 at Sgt Stevensons home.  He and his wife invited Ed Fellows [on left] an myself for Thanksgiving dinner...ummm good.

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L-ro-R MacLeod, Steve Nagy, Joe Caiola, Ray Mason. Taken at Felixstowe, probably 1968

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Ray Mason is on the left; Steve Nagy on the right.

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A brick house in Dallinghoo; I HIGHLY recommend this b&b... nice rooms and great folks; its called The Rectory.

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A b&b in Hacheston - higher priced than the rectory, very old house, interesting people.

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Fish and chips store in the junction at melton, it looks EXACTLY like it did in the 60's; he owns the buildings on both sides of the f&c shop too, I think. F&C were OK.

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My GRANDson opening the front of the clock I shipped back from England in 69; we had a hard time figuring out why it stopped so often. Next, me letting my GRANDson ride one of our donkeys. Last, my gorgeous wife with two of my favorite people - Mr/Mrs Schofield in Woodbridge.

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Me with the first car I bought, a 59 VW beetle, later sold to Gene Raper who was in the same squadron, but different shop.

 

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Woodbridge in the 1960s - New Street, The Cross and Thoroughfare. Nothing much has changed.

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biloxi.jpg (15777 bytes)Carl Nice and Valerie Layne, in front of the Beaumont Baptist Church in Woodbridge; Valerie was the girls Sunday school teacher, from Blackpool area I think, her husband was stationed at B/W. Carl was one of about 6 from B/W that attended Church there. A more recent picture of Carl is on the right.

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Joe Larosa and myself on the base of a statue in London, taken in 1969.

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Carl with two girls.

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Three lovely Woodbridge young ladies that attended Beaumont Baptist Church in the late 60's along with a BW yank; left to right; Carol Schofield; Valerie ???; Ann Burgon; and Carl Nice.

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Me sitting in part of Framlingham Castle, 34-35 years ago (1968ish)

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Does anyone remember this party? It was during the 1969 Holiday season. I think it was New Year's eve, in the home of Joe and Barbara Caiola; a 8ft wide by (a) 32 ft trailer.  not sure how so many got in...especially the party crashers. standing from the left; Ed Karpinski [Pittsburg, pa]; Steve Nagy [Newark, nj]; Barbara an Joe Caiola [ny, ny]; seated from the left; Ray Mason [Michigan]; Carol Schofield; Carl Nice [Las Vegas, Nevada]; Joe Larosa; Rick Billings; Elly Larosa; the girl standing on the right was with Steve, don't remember here name.

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