[MeekOneGOP]

Wow! My Dad was Air Force and we were stationed at the Canal Zone
in the late 50s. My brother was born at Coca Sola Hospital. I wish I could
remember it, though. I was only 4 when we came back.

[Hot Tabasco]

The Army and the Canal Zone had the most profound effect on my life than any other experience. I grew up in norther Michigan and always had an immense curiosity of nature and it's creatures.L

The island I mentioned was out thru Ft. Amadore and was out beyond the entrance to the canal. It housed the 252nd Signal Company.

I remember once we had to go to the Atlantic side, Colon I think, on practice maneuvers for a few days. Well, when we weren't on duty we would take a jeep and a few of us would go into town to this tiny oceanside cabana and have a few beers. This particular evening as were talking, all of a sudden my buddy's beer just erupted out of his glass.

This humongous rinocerous beetle (I think) had fallen into it. This thing was HUGE and ugly! Scared the crap out of all of us. LOL!!!

Man do I have fond memories of Panama, I could go on all night.....Bats, snakes, ants, land crabs, iguanas......