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Just realized that the other man with his arms crossed is behind another man with a white shirt and tie. My Dad is the one with a smile on his face. He had that smile until the day he died. People used to comment about it. Gwen

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I was especially interested in reading about Harold Parker Forest, as my father, Howard Alexander Young, was stationed there in the CCCs. I was really excited to see the picture of the young men in the picture. I picked out my Dad right away. He is behind the man in the white shirt. Looks like he has his arms crossed and has curly brown hair. Gwendolen Young Devoe

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That's a neat connection to Harold Parker! I see him in the picture. Did he talk to you at all about his experience there? The CCC took a lot of photographs of their work, some of which can be found in the link to Digital Commonwealth I added at the bottom of this article. Of course, the picture with your dad is from the ACHC.

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Hi Floyd, I will be writing a write up of some of the things my Dad told me and my sibling to Elaine Clements. I just wrote to some of my siblings and asked that they send me some stories. Gwen

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Thanks, Gwen! Looking forward to hearing what you and your siblings have to say.

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Yes, he talked quite a bit about his time with the CCCs. I have pictures of the time he was there, which, at some point, I will go through and donate. He met my mother, who lived on Salem Street, while walking to town one day.

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Hi Gwendolen, we'd love to hear more about your family's connection to the CCC. Please give us a call or drop me an email eclements@andoverhistoryandculture.org. Thanks for reading and leaving a comment!

~Elaine

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Hi Elaine, I will send you an e-mail at some point. I need to go through the album that I have to refresh my memory. I can also get some input from my siblings as well. Gwen

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Great! I look forward to hearing from you. ~Elaine

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