Yeh, Bob-

Yer right. Re-discovery of these things has to be from getting everybody in on it. I shall TODAY re-dedicate myself to the mission of contacting all I can. there are over a dozen Gators and Crocs around here...some from the earlier years..

and, speakin of missions, out of the past, darkly:

"Lucid Beacon 18, this IS Funky Finger 24, FireMission, over" ("18-firemission, over")

"18, 24--grid--Yankee-Alfa-one-seven-niner-fower- six-fower-two-ate direction--two-niner-zero,
Victor Cholly platoon in the open, fuze quick, battery three, DANGER CLOSE, fire for effect, over. (shot, over) "shot, out" (splash, over)
"GET DOWN, PEOPLE, DAMMIT, !!!----splash, out"
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzoooooooooooooossshhhhhhh
Karumpkarump-karumprump-karumpkarump.
zizz-izz-izzzz whack zizzz whack-zizwhack-
End of Mission....(chhtttt)

Damn, Eltee- that was CLOSE!!!

Sposta be.

Whew-takes me back. GIMME A PRC 25, BINOS, A MAP,
LENSATIC COMPASS AND SOME RAGHEADS.

wow- those were the days. I just wish I hadn't torn up so many old cars at Sill- those fifties' parts are gettin' hard-to-come-by.

Lump
4mer FO-in-training, Class 1-70-
(but MET Data exam kilt me...
...off to 'Nam as a 35Mike )