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The @VicksburgNPS are looking for the descendants of the following Black Civil War veterans (#USCT) buried in Section T of the National Cemetery at #Vicksburg, MS:
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#militarybrats give their moms and/or dads to the nation, sort of. As painful as it is to admit, what really happens is our moms and/or dads give first preference to the nation and its interests over and above those of their families.
@RepWalterJones
@SenatorBurr
@SenThomTillis
We engage in behaviors that help us cope with being second- or third-most important ... we speak with pride about their service and their sacrifice ... we defend their judgments while doubting them ourselves.

@USMC
All of us live in the shadow of that half-regret, loving a parent that is often unavailable and when present is still emotionally distant.
@RepWalterJones
@SenatorBurr
@SenThomTillis
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