1sgt,

Okay, Top, let's get it straight: It ain't ex-Marine nor is it Former Marine. It is MARINE, period! I may have come off active duty in '72 but my oath still holds.

I'm s-s-s-s-s-s-sixty years old chronologically but as long as I can avoid a mirror I can dupe myself into believing I'm still in my thirties. I served four years in the crotch along with a tour of Southeast Asia courtesy of our formerly rich Uncle Sam from '70 to '71 and I'll take an M-14 over a Matty Mattel any day!

I just got my first tank, a Heng Long Pz III, a month ago and I have plans to improve it just a tad. I'm also hoping to locate a club near the Greenville, SC, area and get with some chaps for fun, aka: simulated combat and, hopefully, beer.

BIG MIG,

I spent a couple of weeks at Cubi Point NAS on TAD back in 1970 and have some very fond memories of Olongapo. Oh, the girls!!! And partying with the guys on liberty from the USS America is a memory I'll have for the rest of my life. Those were wonderful times!

Semper Fi,

Al