Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!sunc.osc.edu!malgudi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!pacbell.com!att!cbnews!military From: sean%limerick@Sun.COM (Sean Browne) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Side arms for Fly boys. Summary: Yes.. Message-ID: <1990Oct23.010042.3467@cbnews.att.com> Date: 23 Oct 90 01:00:42 GMT References: <1990Oct15.033827.12908@cbnews.att.com> <1990Oct16.011045.11521@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military-request@att.att.com Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 10 Approved: military@att.att.com From: sean%limerick@Sun.COM (Sean Browne) When my father flew AD`s off the Ticonderoga during Vietnam he wore a .357 revolver. He seemed to think it was more for those who wanted the option of doing themselves in rather than defending themselves. You can't exactly "Rambo-fy" the country with your revolver.