[R-390] R-390As and other Mil equip....

[Scott, Barry (Clyde B)]

I thought it was the other way around: he has to kill all of us.

Barry(III) - N4BUQ


>  On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 01:00:27PM -0500, rbethman wrote:
>  > As a retired Army "Top Three" enlisted for 9 yrs 2 mos of 
>  a 20 yr. career, I
>  > can vouch for the presence of "strange groups" on mountain 
>  tops.  We had or
>  > teams swapped by helo, got a hot ration or two by helo, 
>  and had repairmen
>  > brought up by helo.
>  > 
>  > I didn't start with a "strange group", I just received a 
>  visit from some
>  > gentlemen in civilian clothes that borrowed my Battalion 
>  Commander's office
>  > to speak with me.  My Battalion Commander was informed 
>  that I was going on a
>  > "special assignment" and that was it.  I received one of 
>  those "notorious"
>  > gray ID cards, and began wearing civilian clothes, and 
>  working on mountain
>  > tops that had a compound within a compound separated by 
>  loads of chain link
>  > fence and five barrel concertina.   Sometimes it was a van 
>  that we could
>  > move as "upper" echelons dictated.  The black covers were in place,
>  > recorders attached, logs were meticulously maintained.  
>  The logs and tapes
>  > went out by helo in a double locked metal box.
>  > 
>  > They even had a compound within a compound separated by 
>  loads of chain link
>  > fence and five barrel concertina for us down in base camp. 
>   We were strictly
>  > discouraged in mixing with the "normal" population.
>  
>  You are aware that now we have to kill you?
>  
>  -- 
>  Mike Andrews
>  mikea@mikea.ath.cx
>  Tired old sysadmin since 1964