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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 Tourist Attractions That Defined Family Vacations in the 1990s

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    18 History Facts That Sound Like Total Lies But Actually Happened

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    20 Sports Icons Who Look Completely Unrecognizable Today

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    15 False Facts People Think Are Real

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    20 Funny Signs That Clearly Gave Up on Being Polite

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