Inspired by DU photographer HAB911and untold others -- The story behind "Ringing the Bell".

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7. WOW

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I never knew this, thank you for sharing. I did not get a T-shirt but I did get this nifty Certificate of Completion!

A funny thing happened one day on the way to a treatment, an hours drive chauffeured by my wife, so there was time to reflect a little. Being drafted, and only in the Army for three years before going back to my civilian job with GTE, I never really felt like part of the larger veteran's corp. But that day I completely flipped and came to embrace my veteran-ness. I'm definitely no gung-ho soldier type, just the opposite, but I consulted the veteran's board here at DU for consensus on what groups were worthy of joining. I joined the Veterans of Foreign Wars which requires one to have served is particular theaters of active hostilities, the DMZ being one in support of the UN. I even bought a couple of ARMY T-shirts, for sure for the first time in my life, lol.
Well, that was TMI but I wrote it, so. Thanks George!