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    1. Re: [RC-ROOTS] SEABEES
    2. Hello this Seabees might be CCC. My Dad joined the CCC, Civilian Conservation Corp. President Franklin D. Roosevelt started the "new deal" Roosevelt's Tree Army. The Army ran the camps and the Interior and Agriculture departments provided work projects. Initially, unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 25 and from families on relief could apply. They enlisted for six months, with an option to reeenlist for up to two years. The "CCC boys" worked for $30 a month, $25 of which was sent to their families. These young men built most of our state parks. Texas Canyons State Park renamed Big Bend State Park. Roads and trails were needed for the new park, and the CCC provided an ideal workforce. Nationwide, the CCC operated 4,500 camps. More than three million people enrolled between 1933 and 1942. I if you have a state park in Alabama you father probably built it. Good Hunting Earl Gates

    11/09/2003 10:02:02