Wednesday night was quiet, peaceful. I had been watching "Fever Pitch" on my computer. Due to the poor condition of the DVD, I had been delayed in getting ready for bed. Several others in our hut were already "stacking Z's". At 10 PM (local time, 2200 military), a siren went off indicating we head to our rocket shelters. They had said the drill would be Thursday, but whatever. So, the picture shows the entrance to the rocket shelter right out the back door of our hut. The walls are building blocks called Hesco walls. These are fiberglass bags, reinforced with fencing and filled with plain ol' dirt! Cheap and easy way to make very dense, easy to configure and very protective walls and shelters.
So, we all threw on our armor, grabbed weapons and scurried into the shelter. We yakked away and told jokes and stories in the dark until the all-clear was given 45 minutes later. Some people were in jammies, shorts, t-shirts, whatever. I still had part of my cammies on. It was chilly! Temps are getting down to 50 at night and it is always windy.
So, good practice. The shelters filled quickly and were quite cozy. I just wish they hadn't done this on Mexican food night.
BTW, "Fever Pitch" is a romantic comedy where the guy is a lifetime Red Sox fan. Unintentionally, they filmed it the year the Sox reversed the curse. Typical love story but nice to see bits of Boston and relive that magic year.
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I remember spending a night or two in shelters near my billet in Danang VN. The threat was usually real, but no rockets ever got very close.
NPR commentator said that the joke around the Red Sox locker room is: "Hey, anyone can have a bad century!" --Roy
Oops, I meant to say Cubs locker room. -- Roy
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