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

[rbethman]

Guys,  I've dealt with most of the "funnies" over that career.  Let's see:

    CIA - Cranky Insecure Adults
    NSA - Not Significantly Adroit
    NRO - Not Recognizably Observant

Anyway, there are a lot of them.  Most of my career was spent on the
"operational" end of the world.  Sort of up close and personal.  Retired
over 18 years ago.  I give no Who, When, Where, How, or Why.  If anything
seems to fit a memory of yours, it is purely coincidental.  Although I am
sometimes surprised when another list member writes me direct and it turns
out to be a long lost "friend".

My view of the "intel" is jaundiced very heavily since being "briefed" by a
group once.  They were briefing us for a "mission" and were feeding us BACK
what we had collected.  Took a little while to realize it.  They had so
hacked up what we brought back that we couldn't at first tell it was "our"
input.  It was useless.  Thank God we remembered what we had seen and
discovered.

It has been too many years, too many "boo boos" (injuries), and a slight fog
has settled in now that the magic "50" has since passed away.  I ain't
jumping from no more planes, I ain't crawlin' around in the dark.  Too many
things to go bump with, and my bifocals will probably fog over at the wrong
time.......

If ya have to come kill me, be merciful and make it QUICK.  It may be a
blessin'.

Bob - N0DGN

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Wallace"
To: "rbethman"
Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390As and other Mil equip....


> Hi Bob,
>
> I appreciate that also.  Here -- 49 years young -- almost 23 years in USAF
> with last 4 years in

<Acronym Clipped>.

> Lots of memories -- lots of war stories also.
>
> Best Regards,
> Ben Wallace
> WB8HUR San Diego
>
> At 11:26 PM 1/29/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Ben they sure used to be, but I've grown older - significantly.  I'm to
old
> >and tired to start down paths of either fairy tales - "Once upon a time",
or
> >war stories - "This ain't no shit man!".  Now I just simply share
memories.
> >
> >:^)
> >Bob Bethman
> >N0DGN - Manassas, VA
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ben Wallace"
> >To: "rbethman" >
> >Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390As and other Mil equip....
> >
> >
> > > Usually these stories were prefaced by ......"Now this ain't no
shit...."
> > >
> > > :-)
> > >
> > > Ben Wallace
> > > WB8HUR San Diego