Ask them for what? To verify you were in the MC? That you did your
job? Yeah, it was a good thing that you did, no doubt, but it sounds
just like any other day in the Air Force.

I was in the Air Force and stationed at Keesler (Biloxi, MS) during
Hurricane Elena in 1985. (Yes, THAT sucked!). Anyhow, after the breeze
stopped (broke the wind measuring equipment at 125 MPH, so never did
find out how hard it blew), it was found that there was no power on the
base and our amateur radio repeater was thus off the air. Officials
were relying on it to bridge the gap in communications between Gulfport
and Pascagoula. So what did I do? I walked out to the street in front
of my dorm, found a wrecked car, lifted the hood and stole the battery.
Hand carried it about a half a mile to the radio club building and
hooked it up to the repeater and got it on the air (had to do a
makeshift repair on the antenna as well). Got a letter of commendation
for "rising to the occasion". I can scan a copy if you wish. I don't
feel I went above and beyond, but the base CO appreciated it enough to
write a letter to our CO. All that for a petty theft

So, what exactly is YOUR point about the article? I have more stories
similar to yours, ie fixing the headphone jack on one of the KC-135s I
worked on as it was rolling down the taxiway to takeoff to refuel
FB-111s that were on their way to Libya in 1986...I could probably
recall many more, but that part of my life is past and prefer to "tout
my horn to present events in my life" by slowly building an RV-4, a
Georgias Special and modify my present ride (Corben Junior Ace)...

Scott




Juan Jimenez wrote:
"Richard Riley" wrote in message
...

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:42:29 -0500, "anon" wrote:


Only a stupid **** like you could make such a statement.

You are the one that characterized your repair as quick and simple. I
don't
see how anyone could view this as a career-defining moment. For all we
know,
you might have been a terrible Marine.

Zoom is well known for his stories of saving people, particularly
women and children, with his feats of superior skill in adverse
situations. His "getting shot in the leg while saving an 11 year old
from rapists in Reno" is a classic.

Yawn is just picking up where his mentor left off.

Oh, yeah,


So why don't you write the corps and ask for verification? I dare you.
And no, I won't hold my breath. As I said, I don't do that for RAH bigmouth
cowards.