First airplane ride

Being unmarried and 24 years old and not taking a student deferment resulted in my being drafted in 1966 and sent to basic training at Fort Benning, Ga.

Being older and better-heeled, when approached by one troop to fund his purchase of a Polaroid camera so he could charge to take pictures, I assented—with certain provisos, which included repayment of the loan and a cut from each picture. The two of us made enough money to fly home after basic—my first airplane ride.

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