To: Gaffer
“We called them the “Habu” at the base, locally.”
I’ll bet there are few here that know the origin of that moniker.
Ever run into a real Habu while at Okinawa? Fast, aggressive and deadly.
38 posted on
08/08/2012 5:39:31 AM PDT by
panaxanax
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To: panaxanax; Gaffer; Yosemitest
39 posted on
08/08/2012 6:20:01 AM PDT by
Tainan
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To: panaxanax
Yes, I have actually. There used to be fights between Habu and Mongoose.
43 posted on
08/08/2012 9:33:04 AM PDT by
Gaffer
To: panaxanax; Gaffer
“We called them the “Habu” at the base, locally.”
I’ll bet there are few here that know the origin of that moniker.
I do. I was a pre-teen Army brat in the mid-sixties, and lived just south of Kadena for some years. I once caught a baby Habu and tried to pickle it in rubbing alcohol. You wouldn't believe the stink when I opened that jar a year later .. LOL
45 posted on
08/08/2012 11:56:55 AM PDT by
Windflier
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