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To: Americanwolf

Got anotherone for ya..and oddly enough, it also involves SFO..in 1995, I had a three hour wait for a flight back home to NYC..so I'm sitting in the bar..watching the tube...it's about 2pm..weekday..pretty empty...in walk 5 young Marines..all heading home on leave...the sit, order beers..the idiot waitress cards them..and not ONE is over 21...so I call over the bartender, order 8 cold ones..and a tray... I was commissioned in 68..spent 4 years in Europe...and the three hours I spent with that group, some had to leave to catch planes..was the most fun I'd had in years..they were recently out of basic in SD..so they felt obligated to spend the firts 30 minutes explaining to me why Quantico was "pussy" compared to their course..I listend, smiled, "agreed", and kept buying...all fine young gentlemen, they kept wanting to pay me for the several rounds...I wanlked over and told the barkeep that if he took ONE penny from them..not only would he blow a big tip..but I'd turn him in for serving underaged drinkers..He smiled..he was a Navy vet...but since you have to give young Marines the chance to feel they're pulling their weight.. I let two of them make a "raid" on the burger joint in the fast food court..

and while I was very talented at padding my expense account..that "considerable" bar tab was never submitted...

45 posted on 07/12/2004 3:16:08 PM PDT by ken5050 (We've looked for WMD in Iraq for LESS time than Hillary looked for the Rose Law firm billing records)

Wow - thanks for sharing YOUR story, too!

46 posted on 07/12/2004 3:19:26 PM PDT by NordP (The terrorists aren’t bullies on a playground; they’re hard core, “24” TV, head-sawing TERRORISTS!)

47 posted on 07/12/2004 3:19:54 PM PDT by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)

Back in April my young son and I headed to the beach and stopped at a quickie mart ouside Cherry Point Marine Air Station.

There were two buzz cut young guys in jeans and tee shirts in line ahead of me and I asked them if they were stationed there. They said yes and I told the cashier their purchase was on me.

I told them I don't get the chance to thank guys like them for what they do for guys like me and I appreciated the opportunity to be able to do it.

It was only a couple of gatorades and candybars and they expressed their thanks.

88 posted on 07/12/2004 4:04:40 PM PDT by Rebelbase (If peace is patriotic why are they ashamed to fly the Flag?)

We've always loved ken5050 here @ FR. :-)

127 posted on 07/12/2004 10:35:12 PM PDT by an amused spectator (Ann Coulter: Occam's Razor Incarnate)

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