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                                                Andrew D.
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                                                Bearded since: 2013. I am a dedicated, permanent beard grower. 
 
Comments: 
Why did I grow my beard? I always wanted to grow a beard. Beards were forbidden in the US Army, in which I served over twenty years.  Beards were also forbidden in the security company I joined after I retired from the military. I am now fully retired and on the day that began, I shaved no more. 
 
How do I feel about my beard? I like it very much. Importantly, my wife is okay with it and I've received compliments, many of which stated that I very much look like the actor in the beer commercial, "The most interesting man in the world".
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