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I could not remember
Charley's last name. Junior Grover gave it to me and wrote me
Charley Barber had gone to Vietnam after serving with the 34th. I did a search at the
Washington Vietnam Memorial for Charley Barber and my heart skipped
a beat when I realized Charley Barber's name was not there. Does
anyone know what happened to Charley Barber? Also I remember
Chief, Allen and the Spears, the supply driver. I had to guard him
one night for going AWOL. The only time at the Hospital I had a .45
issued to me for duty. I think his name was Spears. We went to the
movies to kill time.
I also remember the
Colonel's driver. He was the one who drove to the Caserne to pick up
the Colonel's mail each day. I think the driver was Tibor's best
friend. Tibor was a Hungarian gypsy who some how joined the U.S.
Army. One day in downtown Tucson I was walking by a Walgreens Drug
store when I saw him drinking coffee inside. How a crazy gypsy came
to be in downtown Tucson was hard to believe but there he was as big
as life. I worked for the City of Tucson and Tibor was the
Walgreen's manager. What a crazy world. Tibor borrowed $90 from me
and I never got it back. My mom always told me never loan money to a
gypsy. Not really. In Arizona, I never knew what a gypsy was until I
went to Europe and met Tibor.
I think there
was Fred Lowe. I remember he dated a WAC I think from
Puerto Rico. She had a friend who I dated but I can not remember
her name. I can see her face and that strut as she walked but not
the name. Her best friend was named Peggy. I can not remember her
last name either but I dated her as well.
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