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 | A Day Like No Other  [E] A day I will never forget.  |
| (4.5)| Hallo An apple a day.... ! I will be reviewing your work "A Day Like No Other" for House Targaryen on behalf of "Game of Thrones"  Content: Based on a most important date in American history, the writer recounts the events of the day that led up to the fateful news. Pluses: I can only assume that is based on a true story (even though it's not mentioned in the genre), and it's always so interesting to read about real life events and how those events impacted the writer. With this story, we travel back to November 1963 when the writer was still an 18 year-old newly married bride to a husband who was in the Air Force. You give the reader an idea of the kind of life lived within the base; and maybe it's just because I watched 'Oppenheimer', I can already picture that 'little city' just designed for all those who work in the military. I wonder if you ever felt odd when leaving that place and returning to the real world...so to speak. Always fascinated me for some reason. An interesting point you mention is how little the military were paid back in the day. I wonder if it's the same situation these days (but then again, they are encouraging many young people to sign up with promises of bonuses and all that). But as you mentioned, the prices of grocery were relatively cheap and affordable for those who lived in the base. I like how you also describe the way you felt after getting through the MP checkpoints where you felt like royalty each time. The main point of the story comes in the last few sections; where the sudden announcement is heard over the speakers about the assassination of the President. The shock everyone must have felt, and this was back when such news could be considered reliable and there wasn't an influx of social media to distort information. I try to put myself in your shoes and cannot even begin to fathom how I would have reacted. Ah, maybe akin to the day we heard about 911, I guess. You mention how some of the shoppers simply left their carts and went home to their loved ones, and I'm sure the rest of the evening, and indeed, days afterwards was spent mourning the loss of someone that could have made a different in the White House.  Thanks for sharing this snippet of an important part of history with us. It was a pleasure to read. Keep on writing!    Disclaimer: The views and opinions on this review are mainly the things discovered by the reader and therefore, do not reflect necessarily to the group, activity and/or event being affiliated herein. This is only the opinion and suggestions of the reviewer and it is still up to the author of this piece to consider this review as a corrective action or otherwise.  My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .
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You responded to this review 04/23/2024 @ 9:29am EDT