To: ErnBatavia
On August 15th 1988 I rode a bus to Oakland to go to the MEPS the next day. I was with 2 other recruits.
The United States Air Force had the foresight to put us 3 scrawny white kids on a Greyhound that dropped us off in downtown Oakland at 1 am.
Of course our ride didn't show up till 2:30.
The 3 of us huddled together absolutely convinced that we were going to die.
Then a woman approached us. She was heavy set and had a glass eye. She had on green stockings that were amazingly too big for her and reeked of alcohol. She looked at the guy next to me and said, "Do you want to have a good time before you go in?"
He looked at her with tears welling up in his eyes and said, "No."
20 posted on
07/27/2006 7:52:29 AM PDT by
CougarGA7
(There are no trophies for winning wars. Only consequences for losing them.)
To: CougarGA7
46 posted on
07/27/2006 9:23:00 AM PDT by
beachn4fun
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To: CougarGA7
88 posted on
07/27/2006 6:28:49 PM PDT by
freema
(Marine FRiend, 1stCuz2xRemoved, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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