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To: JudgeAmint
Here is an interesting story about the M-1 Abrams.

During the mid 1950's our preacher at a small Southern Baptist church in the Florida Panhandle had a PHD from Yale. Dr. Lett was semi-retired and served trying to help a struggling country church. One day the preacher and his wife showed up at church driving a brand new Chrysler. My Mother told me later that their Son who was an engineer at Chrysler, had designed the car and given one to them.

I basically forgot about it until one day I was watching the History Channel program on the development of the Abrams tank. They interviewed the head of the Chrysler design team several times and he was identified as Dr. Phillip Lett. I noticed he had a strong resemblance to the old preacher and asked my Mother what the preacher's Son's name was.

She told me his name was Phillip. I guess it is possible there is another Dr. Phillip Lett who looks like our old preacher but I am reasonably sure that is him.

48 posted on 04/03/2003 6:07:35 PM PST by yarddog
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To: yarddog
Sr.: "Praise the Lord!"

Jr.: "Pass the ammunition!"
88 posted on 04/03/2003 11:42:37 PM PST by Erasmus
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