Quote:hobitbob wrote:One of the shift leaders in the ED at Madigan, in the mid 1990s had done Pathfiunder school in the 1970s. HE hda also been an 18D, and was off SF status due to his third (
) broken back! THis was his pre-retirement assignment. He had been active in "advisory" missions in Niocaragua.
Ahhhhhh! Nicaragua, had a chance to fly with the "wild geese" there. Could have even been recalled to active for it, but got my final discharge a few years before, after Senator Bill Proxmire's staff retrieved it for me and that took
them three months to locate. It was only ten years
after my release from active duty (ETS). The Army claimed that they couldn't send it because I had moved. Some intelligence system, huh? They had to be working on what we call "Indian time", doing things as we see the need. You know, eating when hungry, sleeping when tired, recalling troops when needed.
Actually, I got my Purple Heart (Booby Prize) for kissing some guys fist in a bar room fight. When asked if it was under hostile conditions, I replied, "Hell yes, that Sargent-at-arms was hostile!" :wink: If you believe that, we know of a nice beach-front condo on the Pine Ridge where you can buy time-shares.(Sam is requesting "small unmarked bills", please.")