HUMOR
TWO SEABEE BUDDIES AND I arrived in Sydney, Australia,
after combat duty in Vietnam. We rented the flashiest
civvies we could afford from the concession stand at the
military center and set out to explore the city.
Our first stop was a popular hotel bar. As we
shouldered our way through the throng, the bartender boomed
out, "Eh there, mates clear a way for the Yanks." The crowd
parted, and the bartender quickly set before us three pints
of Sydney's best. I inquired how he knew we were Americans.
"How'd I know you was Yanks?" he said. "I may not have
seen you before, but your suits've been here a dozen
times!"
--Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by J. F. Leahy
Provided courtesy of Reader's Digest (
http://www.rd.com).
Another one from RD Humor in Uniform. I'd love to credit it to the Colonel, but I don't remember his name...
So, anyway, a retired Colonel who flew fighters in Korea and VietNam was sitting on the couch with his wife one evening watching TV when a show came on about fighter pilots.
He saw one of his buddies and commented about the guy to his wife. She said, "It must be nice to see how your friends are doing, now." He replied, "I just wish I didn't have to watch The History Channel to see 'em again."