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HubertHeaver

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10. I always thought the fundy boys needed their military cred

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 11, 2015, 05:10 PM

Oct 2015

and the Air Force was seen as the easier way to acquire such. Forty-five years ago they were lower ranking (E-2, E-3, occasionally E-4) PITA. I knew of three at Phan Rang and worked with one at U Tapao.

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