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From: henry@kodak.kodak.com (Bob Henry)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Diego Garcia
Message-ID: <1990Aug23.014350.1134@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 23 Aug 90 01:43:50 GMT
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From: henry@kodak.kodak.com (Bob Henry)
Back in 1972, Mobile Construction Battalion (MCB) 133, U.S.Navy SeaBees was
to deploy to Diego Garcia. We were to help finish a "listening post" and
runway. I was just finishing 4 years with the 'Bees (1 with MCB-7 in 'Nam)
so I didn't tag along. I remember at the time that most of us thought the
Indian Ocean was a strange place for a "listening post".

Maybe someone saw this one coming?...18 Years ago...

BTW - A lot of my friends weren't as "short" as I was so they had to go on
deployment. Their biggest worry was about the stories that you had to
protect your "family jewels" when using the "4-holers". Seems the local
Cobras liked to sit in the dark...and when you sat down... oooo!

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