From: bobbyjoe@chartertn.net
Date: Fri Apr 04 2003 - 14:18:46 PST
did it light?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, 04 April, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Son of - Re: [MV] Speaking of Battery Drain...Deuce
Battery Cable
> > On a Deuce or any other Military vehicle a cigarette lighter is known as
> a Zippo!!! No fluid? fill it with Mogas!! Anyone
> > remember RED THIGH???
>
> In Korea in the late 70's most Army units had Katusa soldiers helping them
> out. Katusa's are sons of the more powerful/wealthy Koreans... this was
> MUCH better duty than being a regular grunt in the Korean Army.
>
> I was out at the flight line one afternoon, standing 30' from a Katusa on
> top of one of our 10,000 gallon JP4 tankers.. He was busy trying something
> and we were curious so we walked closer...
> Turns out he had just filled his zippo lighter with JP4 and was trying to
> get it to light up.... rolling the flint repeatedly, standing there on top
> of the tanker.
>
>
> Nothing like having the crap scared out of you to wake you up late in the
> day :}
>
>
>
> Paul
>
>
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