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Originally Posted by Phil Yearout
The real allure though was the back room which was filled with all kinds of army surplus stuff; leggings similar to the ones in that photo, shelter halves that buttoned together to form a simple tent, all manner of packs and bags, gas masks, and on and on. Our war games were better equipped than a lot of national guard units  !
The town finally succeeded in getting rid of Gene’s yard some time after I left; there’s a bank sitting there now. Kids are different now and probably don’t care, but they don’t have Renners to prowl around in and I think that’s sad. |
We had a similar WWII surplus place in Woburn, the next town over, named Slotnick's. We got all kinds of stuff there and I got a infantryman's waist jacket that fit me perfectly. I loved that jacket and wore it all the time, even with the frayed elbows and holes... which I pretended were bullet holes. 
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