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Carl “Papa” Palmer of Old Mill Road in Ridgeway, Virginia, lives in University Place, Washington. He is retired from the military and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), enjoying life as “Papa” to his descendants and being a Franciscan Hospice volunteer. PAPA’s MOTTO: Long Weekends Forever! Poetry awards include Sally-Sue Hughes Memorial Award, DAVA, State Dept. of Florida Award, Veterans Voices T.H. Horton Award and Gladys Feld Helzberg Award.
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