« on: April 06, 2016, 05:42:34 PM »
I met Merle on my second return trip from Vietnam. Sitting in a bar in Oakland waiting for my flight back to PA. I was in uniform and the bartender brought me a scotch and water and said it was from the guy sitting about four bar stools over. I walked over to thank him and not until I got there did I realize who he was. He and I sat there and BS'd for close to three hours, he bought all the drinks, little did he know that I hated scotch. But I would have sat there and drank scotch & water for another three hours just to listen to some of his stories. When it was time to leave I thanked him for the drinks and the entertainment, he said "It is I who should be thanking you for wearing the uniform of our country." Being in class A uniform I had my wings on and he said "ya know my Song Silver Wings wasn't about a jumper."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMxOMSy8hJo&nohtml5=FalseRest in Peace Merle.
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