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Happy anniversary ol bud and a very merry Christmas to the both of you. You have indeed been blessed
That was the Army for you: we're not payingyou for some reason thats our fault. Tough shit but go away knowing that no ones going to lose any sleeep over your problem and that it won't be resolved untill we feel like it.
Thats the way it was for me in Panama. I went there with 6 other guys from jump school ( all 17) they lost the records for all of us and we didn't get paid for the first 3 months we were there.
and nobody gave a shit or did anything about it. Its not like paying someone is a major miracle that takes an act of congress. 3 months are a long time to go without getting paid but just bacause we weren't getting paid didn't mean we didn't have to work. We got a "flying 20" per month from the company fund, which had to be paid back.Merry Christmas 1966
On this date 38 years ago, me and my pals were lyin g on top of a hill watching a leper camp in Qui Nhon. They were using this for a supply base but at a very low level. We were supposed to be out over Christmas but we got into a firefight and had to be extracted in time for Chrismas Dinner. What a stroke of "luck" that was.
Merry Christmas, Tom and Kath
Stay good
James