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Hey John,” I asked over the cell phone from Costco. “I just dropped off our family picture and am picking out our Christmas cards.” I contemplated choosing a waving American Flag in support of Nathan who was in the Marines at the time. “Pick out something with the true meaning of Christmas,” John said. I…
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