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RE: How common were,"Dear John Letter"? - 8/31/2009 3:13:31 PM

Titanwarrior89

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I think I read a few years back, during ww2 they had to set a law in-place where women could not divorce their "overseas husbands" until they got home. From what I unstand alot of them file for divorces.

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RE: How common were,"Dear John Letter"? - 8/31/2009 3:51:51 PM

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I think the game should have a random event listed in Operational Reports:

"LtCol Whitmorth received a Dear John letter, and lost 10 experience and 15 inspiration"

Can't say that's not realistic...

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RE: How common were,"Dear John Letter"? - 8/31/2009 4:09:39 PM

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ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

I think I read a few years back, during ww2 they had to set a law in-place where women could not divorce their "overseas husbands" until they got home. From what I unstand alot of them file for divorces.

The law is still in place -- that is in the U.S. I mean. It is called the "Serviceman's Emergency Relief Act." A spouse cannot divorce or dispose of a serviceman's property while he/she is serving overseas. All petitions for divorce are held in abeyance until the service member returns.

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RE: How common were,"Dear John Letter"? - 8/31/2009 4:59:25 PM

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Been there, done that. Don't really want to go back.

I actually got one of those too...ended up marrying the girl though. I suppose in the end she did not mean it.

Pal I did the same thing. Biggest %^&#@!(*&^% and @#(*&^%$#! of my entire life. Still half &*^%$%^& crazy 45 years later, even after 30 good (or at least much better) years with the second wife (an imported model).

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RE: How common were,"Dear John Letter"? - 8/31/2009 6:09:16 PM

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I did not know it was possible to serve and not get one..I mean....I thought they were government issue, it came with the deal...

I got one from the girl I had been "going" with for maybe 3 years thru most of college, then once that horror story was over, I mistakenly took another girl during leave who I had known for a couple of years, and then SHE sent me one as well!..Sent me this really liberally slanted "peacenik" type Fonda-esque letter telling me I was too violent for her..
Geez....I was a Ranger but that sure as hell never was an issue before I got that latter.
(I later learned she ran off with the stereotypical hippie wannabe in a yellow and purple VW microbus with flowers and chicken tracks painted all over it)..

Dood...are you a really fast runner? It sounds like Forrest Gump ripped off your story...well..at least the part about the VW bus and the hippie thing.

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RE: How common were,"Dear John Letter"? - 8/31/2009 8:33:25 PM

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I got a letter when I was in tech school. My ex sent me a waiver for the Soldiers and Sailors civil relief act. The Lawyer I had take a look at it told me not to sign it once he stopped laughing. She wanted to wanted to dictate all conditions of the divorce, property ect. Did my heart good to see how angry she got when I wouldn't sign.

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RE: How common were,"Dear John Letter"? - 8/31/2009 8:36:32 PM

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Probably nowadays, you don't even get a hand-written Dear John; you get E-MAIL.

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RE: How common were,"Dear John Letter"? - 8/31/2009 8:47:17 PM

Buck Beach

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I got a letter when I was in tech school.� My ex sent me a waiver for the Soldiers and Sailors civil relief act.� The Lawyer�I had take a look at it told me not to sign it once he stopped laughing.� She wanted to wanted to dictate all conditions of the divorce, property ect.� Did my heart good to see how angry she got when I wouldn't sign.

Reading all the different people's experiences I am getting pissed all over again, however, you know what they say "it is better to be pissed off than pissed on" and my ex-wife did the latter to me quite often through the years of hell. Remember how Sam Kinnerson use to describe the feeling it in his act "Awgraaaaaaaaowwargraaaaow" (not even close but you get the sound of paid and misery I hope)

Roy Clark had a song years ago that fits "Thank God and Greyhound she's gone"

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RE: How common were,"Dear John Letter"? - 8/31/2009 9:40:06 PM

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Well if the economy and the Government ever manage to force me to go back to work, I think I've found a field. There seems to be a potentially huge market out there for a "mechanic" who "fixes" ex-wives!