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An old family friend grew up in Abilene, Kansas, Ike's hometown. When he, (Perry) was in high school, he worked part time for a local dry cleaner, delivering clean clothes after school. He routinely made deliveries to Ike's house.
Came WWII and Perry was drafted into the Army and sent to North Africa. Perry said he once drove his CO to headquarters for something or other, and while he was waiting in the Jeep, Ike and his entourage drove up. Ike walked past the front of Perry's Jeep, then turned around and asked Perry, "Where do I know you from?"
Perry told him, and Ike chatted for a few minutes about Abalene and went on his way. Perry always thought it was really something that someone of Ike's stature would take a few minutes out of the war to chat with a hometown brat.
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