Pardon me for getting sentimental, but today is my wedding anniversary.
I woke up 63 years ago with a five dollar bill and it was a week till payday. I got a haircut and shave, tipped the barber a quarter and had four one dollar bills in my pocket as I donned my Dress Blues for the ceremony. We marched out of St. Francis Church on the Parkway in Philadelphia to the refrains of a military wedding.
In spite of my fortune being only $4 and a '35 DeSoto, I felt very rich that April morning. I was a proud member of the United States Marine Corps, had a 48 hour pass for a honeymoon and was marrying the girl with whom I would spend the rest of my life. Luckily some of our wedding presents came in the form of cash or we couldn’t have gone very far that day.
It's been 63 wonderful years and I'd do it all over again. Thanks for the memories "Lil Bit".
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