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August 1945

Mail Call for All A.A.s in the Armed Forces

The Seed Was Planted

"I tried to follow the A.A. principles three years ago in my home town of Anderson, S. C., and it was too much for me all alone, and after a few weeks I slipped, but several months ago I was able to affiliate with the Oklahoma City Group and I see now that the Higher Power intended things to work out this way. I have met some of the finest people in the world and only hope that after I'm discharged from the Service I will be able to partly repay them by carrying the A.A. message to Anderson, S. C. Had it not been for A.A., I'm afraid I would have gotten the little yellow discharge from the Navy long ago."

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