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3catwoman3

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2. When I was stationed at Yokota Air Base...

Reply to FM123 (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 09:27 PM

Apr 2019

...during my second tour of duty with the Air Force nurse corps, there were many on-base jobs done by local Japanese citizens. There were 2 elderly gentlemen whose job it was to clean the part of the hospital where the pediatric clinic was. They would scrape gum of the floor with the same care and devotion one would expect to see from someone cleaning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

It was humbling.

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Are You Laying Bricks Or Building A Cathedral? [View all] FM123 Apr 2019 OP

That is beautiful mcar Apr 2019 #1

When I was stationed at Yokota Air Base... 3catwoman3 Apr 2019 #2

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #4

My now-husband was stationed there as well. 3catwoman3 Apr 2019 #5

THANKS, very inspirational! Raine Apr 2019 #3