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Josh Canary: A Short Story

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I was stoned with complete and utter shock. I was being drafted into the Vietnam War on November 1, 1955. My name is Josh Canary soon to be nicknamed Rocket. I’m tall, blonde, and skinny. Besides my appearance I got the brains of the family. I always received good grades because of my hard work and determination to get into college but I now know with this letter in hand that it will be near to none impossible to
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