[303rd-Talk] Re: The Mighty Eighth

[IBSPEC at aol.com]

i beg to differ, i was in a deferred job in private defense involved  
business. i decided i wanted to get in aviation cadet program. i went  to u  s navy 
norfolk. took test needed to enter. they turned me and friend down, we  
promptly went to langley field ,took tests. passed and were accepted subject to  our 
getting out of our defense job's deferral. we both returned to our big big  
big defense contractor and told them we wanted out of our deferral to enter.  
they were reluctant as they got a 10% bonus on each of our paychecks and needed  
our  already trained talents.. we were then sent to richmond,va. where a  
complete ,i mean complete from head to toe physical exam was done before we were  
finally accepted. a month later i got orders to report to langley prepared to 
go  to basic training. spent night in civilian clothes in their barracks. was 
 aroused 5"00 a.m and fell out to do phys ed on lawn. then  by rail to  
greensboro,n.c. BTC !). the rest is history and i am so pleased god allowed me  to 
have the experience and fortunate to have arrived in u k , after truly  
baaaaddd intense air war injuries in earlier times. very thoughtful always of my  
crew and others before and after that did not live and those injured and those  
now lamed and struggling to exist. thanks good god.