The nukes were actually pretty comfortable - I wouldn't call them sewer
pipes. Of course, it's all relative. At least we weren't getting shot at. I
used to worry a little about certain navies, but at least didn't worry
about
being wounded and mutilated. Nothing can compare to what guys like you went
through.

If I'd known I was a hero I'd have enjoyed it more. It was just
interesting - especially to somebody like me who's always had in interest
in
history.
Bob



I'm not claustrophobic. But I served with people who started getting freaky
in a fighting hole and could never have gone down into a tunnel or bunker.
So while I might have tolerated the close quarters, the thoughts of battery
explosions, piping failures, hot-run torpedoes, and other such things does
make what you did more challenging. Then there is the concept of rapid
reactor dissassembly that isn't supposed to exist. As you say, it's all
relative. Mr. Epps making night traps in bad weather in a plane with no
wipers likely experienced just as much stress as I did when being shot at by
someone with bad marksmanship skills. In some manner, all of us who served
in the Cold War placed our lives on the line. Even training in the military
is often deadly. Sure there were REMF jobs but in the end all Army and
Marine folks have the same basic rifleman MOS and all Navy and AF types run
the risk of their transportation systems killing them.

--
Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69
Drowning flies to Dark Star

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