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Special Section: Mail Call for AAs in Uniform

AA Grapevine
May 2005 - Vol. 61, No. 12

Special Section:

Special Section:
Mail Call for All AAs in Uniform

We Were All Just Drunks
Kalamazoo, Michigan — No one pulls rank in a meeting

Staying Sober in the Sand
Kingston, Ontario — How to stay sober when it seems you're the only one

Uniformed Recovery
Portsmouth, Virginia — One journey through the military, one day at a time

Through the Darkest Days
Shape, Belgium — An AA receives all the help in the world, just by asking for it

Desert Oasis
Iraq — Going to any lengths, no matter where you are

Fair Winds and Following Seas
Pungoteague, Virginia — An AA starts over

Woman Adrift
La Mesa, California — Finding a port in the midst of the storm

See also:

Also in this issue:

Step Five: Being Choosy
New York, New York — Why picking the right person to listen matters

Old-Timers Corner: Life -- It Happens
White Rock, British Columbia — The measure of sobriety

The Courage of Friends
New York, New York — Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. And vice versa

Along Spiritual Lines: The Hole in the Soul
El Paso, Texas — Finding a Higher Power, again and again and again

From Pretty to Beautiful
Snohomish, Washington — The illusion of alcoholism vs. the reality of recovery

Highland Sobriety
Glasgow, Scotland — A rollicking tale, with a happy ending, Scottish style

Remembering When
Concord, California — A cry for help

I'm No Expert
New York, New York — If you see an AA guru in the road...

An Important Stretch
Russell, Pennsylvania — An AA learns to make do with what he has