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Hey Larry! The
Squids used to really get their skivvies in a knot when us Marines referred to
their floating airport as the BGB (big grey boat!). We used to call all
the boat parts by their land names just to irritate the Squids (i.e. door
instead of hatch, stairs instead of ladder, wall instead of bulkhead,
etc.). The yellow shirts didn't seem to appreciate being called "deck
apes" either. My dad, who flew with Pappy briefly, used to say the only
reason the Navy existed was to take the Marines to the war!
(Sorry Marv... not
Lancair related, but couldn't resist a little inter-service 1 v
1!)
Lee "Moondog"
Metcalfe, Capt. USMC 1970-1977 F-4 driver
N320WH - FB#449 -
IO-320 - 470 hrs. - still waiting for my replacement
prop!
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