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    These yearbook photos from the past decades of the ROTC programs are a fascinating insight into past years. ROTC programs were no easy feat to get through, and these yearbook photos are able to shine a light on the joy experienced by people in the programs in spite of the challenges that presented themselves. 1. This young man ended up joining the Navy in the early ’70s 2. Another Navy trainee in the late ’70s 3. He was aiming for the Navy or Hollywood 4. This picture was taken in 1976 5. He was in the academy in the early…

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    20 Vintage Photos That Capture Adulthood in the Early 1970s

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    19 Last Known Photos of Historic Lawmen

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