tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166668597557557578.post5717926520867635641..comments2023-11-06T18:35:49.709-07:00Comments on Team Velveeta™: Up the CanyonTom Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618754717562698898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166668597557557578.post-3333914070416153262009-04-13T21:30:00.000-06:002009-04-13T21:30:00.000-06:00P.S. I did Army Maneuvers at Pinion Canyon 20 yea...P.S. I did Army Maneuvers at Pinion Canyon 20 years ago back in the day when Uncle Sam paid me money to learn how to kill people. The things I remember as a young lad in a pickle suit at Pinyon Canyon:<br /><br />1. Be careful when leaving the tent at night to pee. I had a large cactus embedded in my knee after one such episode.<br />2. It rains hard enough to shower naked in the open space.<br />3. Bull snakes are aggressive. One chased my buddy into the cab of his truck and then tried to slither up the rope stair to the cab.<br />4. My girlfriend and now wife packed a large stuffed rabbit in my backpack. Uh this is embarrassing....so I hid it in my sleeping bag. One night I'm called to drive a huge helicopter fuel truck out into the middle of nowhere...and stay with it. A pickup truck is out there so I put the sleeping bag in the back....no alarm clock so I get woken up by the Command Sergent Major.....the "Dude" of all NCOs. He sees the rabbit and thinks I'm Radar friggin O'riley and this is my "coping" tool. Sheesh.....the guy treated me like I was his kid and felt sorry for me. Told me to not worry about being away from home, not to be scared, etc. He must have thought I was some scared kid. Thanks Jeni. It was kind of funny actually....Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383863263923439025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166668597557557578.post-42036038337743978702009-04-13T21:22:00.000-06:002009-04-13T21:22:00.000-06:00I have heard about this expansion. Reminds me of t...I have heard about this expansion. Reminds me of the Otero Canyon fight near Albuquerque - nothing more than the DoD trying to expand their territory to strengthen their relevance. In Otero's case it was Kirtlands claim to have the largest (in acreage) AFB in the US....and this came fresh on the heals of their fight against Graham-Rudman to keep the base from closing. <br /><br />Eisenhower saw this coming in all irony. The military is no different than the typical corporation...grow, grow, grow....Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383863263923439025noreply@blogger.com