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cjcivicx 16 points ago +16 / -0

When I was a kid in Anchorage, Alaska, Col. Norman Vaughn's house was the place to go. He gave out full size candy bars to kids, and he loved scaring the shit out of everyone with tricks until he became too fragile to move in his later years.

I'll never forget that as long as I live.

For those wondering who he is:

https://americanpolar.org/about/polar-luminaries/colonel-norman-vaughan/

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MidwestNorsk [S] 6 points ago +6 / -0

Fantastic story thanks for sharing that

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cjcivicx 11 points ago +11 / -0

Getting full sized candy bars in the 80s as a kid was like being handed a gold bar.

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PinochetIsMyHero 5 points ago +5 / -0

Dog mushing was a significant part of Vaughan’s life from that time forward.

O.o

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cjcivicx 3 points ago +3 / -0

Yep, he was quite the guy!