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BuffaloJack
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Joined: 10 Aug 2004
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Location: Buffalo, New York
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 Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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LimaCharley,
A few weeks after I arrived in Qui Nhon, one of the guys gave me a tour of the tank. As I recall he was especially proud of the bilge pump installation. He told me that it was probably the only tank in existance with a bilge pump. He was probably right. I think it was a gunny or a boatswain that gave me the tour. During my 4-1/2 months in Qui Nhon, I saw your tank in action only once when a small group of snipers started plinking into the base from up on the hill behind us. We didn't have any casualties, but there was some excitement for a hour or so. A recon the following morning found a few spots of blood and some shell casings up where we'd been shooting, but that was all.
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OOPS!! I will never use the term Swifties again. I just did not understand and thought that this was okay. Sorry.  |
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