Stories tagged oklahoma

My Navy Daze

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. . .how many times have you read in the newspaper, or heard on TV, something like this: “The Seventh Fleet steamed into the Mediterranean today”? Didn’t you naturally assume that it was true, that it in fact happened? Read on.

Forging

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Taken by agents of the United States of America, Felix Six-Killer grows up at the Carlisle Indian School near Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love. His hair is cut and oiled. His shirts are starched and creased. For months he is startled to find himself seated for…

Oklahoma, 1944: Howard Hughes Spends the Night in Jail

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There's a drain in the floor.

Appearance

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After you lost sight in your left eye, mom made me go on the road with you that last summer to help you see.