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To: Doogle

Thanks.
And thanks for your service.

I visited Thailand back in 1958 when my folks were stationed in Yokohama (I was an Army Brat.)
My dad had been offered an engineering position with International Paper in Laos. Glad he didn’t take the job...


20 posted on 10/21/2011 7:04:49 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

...was about 33 miles from the border, used to hire a cab (bribe) to drive into Laos to go swimming...until we found out about a bounty on us.


22 posted on 10/21/2011 7:08:11 AM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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