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“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” 
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

MISTY WATERCOLOR MEMORIES...

The Men

2015-09-02 - Frank P. (met - 1970)
"Fascinating.  I remember your Dad and Mom very well.  Always drinking your Dads beer.  How did I get you into that canyon with a knee injury? I've passed that
spot many times through the years while kayaking and thought about you every time. I also remember the Navel Hospital as I must have taken you there, either to drop you off, pick you up or to visit.  Again thinking about you every time I passed until they tore it down.

I've been trying to piece together the time we spent together.  You made an indelible mark on my life in such a short amount of time.  Why did you go to Texas? I sort of remember that. It seems you always slipped through my life only to reappear again. I also remember you living in Concord on Solano Ave with some girl friends?? And I'll always remember the last time I saw you in Lafayette. You were sizzling HOT!!  You were so beautiful that day it left a lasting impression I have to this day....
 
What's fascinating to me is through my life with all the different people, experiences, occupations, sports, girlfriends, travel that I held you in my memories as the best time of my life. Whatever it was, I still feel it deep within my soul." 


(response to Bi-O article =
Perfectly written. It did fill in a few holes. I knew then you were a
shining star and I was never going to stand in your way. My thoughts and
prayers were always with you for over forty years. You sure made a deep
lasting impression. I know I'm not the only one saying this. However,  I
feel honored our lives crossed and I'm still alive to expressive my
gratitude.
Frank 

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The Women

The Magical Moments


"The Way We Were" (1974)

Mem'ries, Light the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were

Scattered pictures, Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were

Can it be that it was all so simple then? Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? Could we?

Mem'ries, may be beautiful and yet 
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget

So it's the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember... The way we were.
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My Fathers repeated radiation exposures compromised his health and mine, altered my DNA, and since as a result I can't reproduce, thankfully the suffering from this will stop with me.  Chief Moore was still classified above Top Secret and under Q-Clearance during his entire lifetime.  As a result, we were isolated and insulated while we fought his exotic cancers as a military guinea pig for 20+ years, from 1969 to 1989 at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital.  It has altered our lives in ways no one saw coming.   Add the consequences of another 25+ years after his death and to still be learning about who he really was is inspiring.  
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Our family has suffered the impact, like so many others effected by the US Government's atomic, nuclear and thermonuclear and human experiments in the Pacific Proving Grounds.   The story continues, so I might as well tell it while the fight goes on for the government to acknowledge the health crisis they caused for 2nd Gens and provide some mechanism for screening and healthcare services from military or VA medical professionals who are informed of our compromised state of health.

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childrenofatomicveterans@gmail.com​
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