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HONORING SENIORS
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Market Street Geezers
by Andy Winnegar, Sr.
In July 2014, C. L. Lewis hearing aids; in fact, hearing aids all just Market Street Geezers! All
mentioned to his daughter Vicki themselves are often a subject. The veterans are welcome. There are no
Hensley that he missed the number of days you can get on a dues, and if you feel it isn’t for you,
camaraderie of the WWII veterans of battery is kind of like how many you have no obligation to return.
the 2012 South Plains Honor Flight miles your new car gets per gallon.
to Washington D.C. The present senior member is C.
Hensley, who worked at United J. “Bunk” Solomon who will be 95
Supermarkets’ Market Street at in August, and the only ex-POW. With Sincere Gratitude
50th Street and Indiana Avenue, Presently, 50% of the 2012 Honor
suggested he start a weekly coffee Flight have passed away. And
klatch by phoning some of the vets although there has only been one As the store director at Market
to see if they would be interested. death from among the Geezers, a Street on 50th and Indiana, I’m
A few of the WWII veterans did number have become homebound pleased to have the opportunity to
respond and called their friends. or entered nursing homes. But for include this note. It is the honor of
Some invited Korean and Vietnam now, the camaraderie is warm and our team to host the Geezers in our
Honor Flight veterans, and the enjoyable. coffee shop each week.
numbers expanded. They agreed to If you are in the vicinity of 50th
meet on Monday mornings at 9:30 St. and Indiana, you could stop in As the United Family, we have
wearing a veteran’s identifying cap the Market Street Coffee Shop (now always felt it our responsibility
of some sort - no other requirements. Starbucks), and if it is around 9:30 to serve our communities. It is an
They have neither a charter, Monday morning, you will see a extra special honor to be able to
membership dues nor membership group of gentlemen in a niche on serve our veterans.
list. The member who does their the east side, carrying on lively Whenever we can take a moment to
FaceBook page gave them the name conversations. Thank them for their thank them for their service, we are
of Market Street Geezers. They are service and look at their expressions. grateful to do so. The spirit in our
Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force. If you love your country, you will store when they are here is one of
(The only Coast Guard veteran feel a lump in your throat, and these camaraderie and friendship. If you
passed away over a year ago.) nonagenarians will make you feel find yourself out and about, drop
The group gathers for the years younger. If you would like
conversation, which is mostly about pictures of some of “The Greatest by, introduce yourself and thank
everyday life and seldom about the Generation”, your camera is them for their service.
war. But they are patriots, and that allowed, but please ask permission
fact is evident, even if the subject first.
is how to install lawn sprinklers or These guys served on air, sea and A Note from
what fraction of an inch of rain fell. land, some serving a few years and Allen Smith,
Several conversations are usually others over thirty years. Many of Market Street
going on at the same time, possibly the Geezers are decorated veterans
because a Geezer’s hearing range is who served in bloody combat, and Store Director
measured in feet (or inches). This others never left the states; but at
is easily verified by the number of Monday morning coffee, they are
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