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oldsoldierfadingfast

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2. We are going to need...

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 03:33 PM

Mar 22

more underground railroads.
For over 30 years, I was a small part of one that protected abused persons.
Most were wives, with or w/o children; a few were men, with or w/o children. Some LBJTQ getting away from bad situations. Others were adults getting their minor children away from recruiting gangs. All had a story...
I never knew any of the other participants in this endeavor, nor did they know me by name or where I lived. Did not know how, when , where or who established this particular road - or how/who got my name to request my help in the first place. Don't even want to know! I can only say the work was rewarding to my psyche just in knowing I was helping someone and maybe even saving a life.

It breaks my heart that I can no longer do this.

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