I was USN -- Spent nearly my entire enlistment at Sigonella in Catania, Sicily. Wonderful experience! Saw my first VW microbus while over there. First thing I did when I got home was buy one.
Dave in KC 85 Westy http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1
----- Original Message ----- From: Pedersen, Michael <MRPEDERS@pacifica-papers.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 1:26 PM Subject: Van/squid connection...
> On 17 May, Holly and Chris Mills wrote "Also spent 3 years in Italy where > we always had a few unregistered cars on the road. That's life with $14K a > year Navy pay." > > On 18 May David Beierl wrote "But a couple fellow sailors in Pensacola back > in '70 did that and got mugged, and if my foggy memory is correct, the > muggers went off with their car, leaving them with the broken one. Of > course that may have been a sea story to escape the consequences of being > late for duty; I knew the people but not the circumstances." > > I myself did 11 years in the US navy (submarines). Is there some connection > between Westfalias and ex-squids? Maybe it's wanderlust...or the constant > maintenance...or maybe just living in a confined area... Any ideas? How many > of you are out there? > > Happy Friday! Long weekend in Canada... > Mike Pedersen > '88 \X/ Westie GL Automatic |
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