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school. He said that the government would call us for military service
when we were needed. There were numerous posters on the bulletin
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who examined me would not approve me because of my left hand. They
said, You will never be accepted for military service.
In April, I applied to the City Parks Department, hoping for
short-term employment to be followed by entrance at a graduate school,
probably in personnel and/or public administration. I was assigned to
supervise a city park called Lindsey Gardens. It was located close to the
Salt Lake City Cemetery. It was great to be outdoors again. I painted the
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I graduated in June with the rest of my class. I remember Sam
and Marie were late, which was a typical experience, and so I had to run
to catch up with the rest of my class, which made me embarrassed and
mad.
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