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More Field Trial Friends Remembered ~ Ed Mack Farrior

June 24, 2023 | Ed Mack Farrior, Remembrances | Comments
Meeting Mr. Ed Mack Farrior was one of my most fortunate human encounters. I had been invited to report the Amateur Free-For-All at Union Springs. Knowing fellow Virginian Parke Brinkley and Mr. Ed Mack were close friends, I asked Parke to provide an introduction. Read more

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