Most of my hitchhiking was done in 1970- 71 when stationed at Camp LeJuene NC. Hitched up to the Rochester NY area from DC a few times and from central PA home a few times. In those days it was easy for a serviceman to get a ride as all the WWII and Korea vets were still in the work force and driving everything from cars to big rigs. They knew you were military by your haircut and it was never a problem getting a ride. Once in 1971 I got dropped off on the DC beltway north of the city at midnight where the road leads up into Maryland ( Rte. 70S ?) and walked in my parents front door outside of Rochester NY near Lake Ontario by 8 a.m. Got several long rides and every guy that picked me up was a vet.
