Lack Of Communications

"Lack Of Communications"*

*All airmen going through basic training at Lackland
Air Force Base in California are urged to write
frequent letters home.

But they don't always do so.

One such airman had to be called into the
commander's office when this letter was received
from his mother:

"Dear Sir:

I have not heard from my son for three weeks.
If he is dead, please send his body to Route 1,
Hugo, Oklahoma 74743."

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"Army Vs. Navy"*

*A salty Navy Chief and a crusty Army First Sergeant
are at a bar arguing about who had the tougher career.

"I did 30 years in the Rangers," the SFC declared
proudly, "and fought in three of my country's wars.
Fresh out of boot camp, I hit the beach at Okinawa,
clawed my way up the blood-soaked sand, and
eventually took out an entire enemy machine gun
nest with a single grenade.

As a sergeant, I fought in Korea alongside General
MacArthur. We pushed back the enemy inch by
bloody inch all the way up to the Chinese border,
always under a barrage of artillery and small arms fire.

Finally, as a Staff Sergeant, I did three consecutive
combat tours in Vietnam. We humped through the
mud and razor grass for 14 hours a day, plagued
by rain and mosquitoes, ducking under sniper fire
all day and mortar fire at night. In afire fight, we'd
shoot until our arms ached and our guns were
empty, then we'd charge the enemy with bayonets!"

Looking straight ahead, the Chief says nothing.
Then after a deliberately long, slow drink, the
Chief says, "Yeah, figures... all shore duty."
Received on Thu Jul 31 12:48:52 2008