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Item Thanksgiving Letter Writing Frustrations(Class of 1965) High, LesEffective personal letter writing is not a 'piece of cake' by a long shot - even though its power is unmistakable.Item Joy And Equity In Letter Writing(Class of 1965) High, LesLes talks about his letter writing and how best to use this extensive legacy of preserved and discussed leadership principles and class correspondence (classmate folders) as possibly part of the proposed Update of the Golden Journeys Book (Project Three).Item Writing Remembrances(Class of 1965) High, LesWriting is a brain healthy life activity. Les details his approach.Item 1965-2023 Annual Thanksgiving Letters(Class of 1965) High, LesThis document shows the letters Les wrote and sent around Thanksgiving each year to the 114 commissioned officers of the Coast Guard Academy class of 1965. He also added personal hand-written notes - customizing each letter to the interchanges and visits with each classmate. His annual and consistent effort is the super glue behind the camaraderie, uniqueness and closeness of '65 classmates over the 60 plus years since graduation. To view and/or print pages of the documents in this vignette, copy and paste this link into your browser: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bm0rGjVi6qmPvtqRyrx9wrWrtzs7r68Z/view?usp=sharingItem Les High List(Class of 1965) High, LesHow to stay in contact as a Class Advisor with the USCG Class of 1965? Les talks about the "Les High List" which made his his sixty plus years mentoring duty and privilege possible.. In this day and age of contact lists automatically generated by one's cell phone, it may be difficult to imagine the labor of love that went into this effort for him to maintain contact with his "guys and gals."