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The Captain and Surebe seldom participated. There was Tinkerman who was short skinny, dark-hair and glasses, intellectual, looking about thirty, E6 and married. There was E6 Benjamin, blond and heavy-set in his late twenties, married who was fond of every morning before work, our only extracurricular duty police-call, walk around the building in a line and pick-up any loose paper or trash floating around, of espousing a famous quotation like, "A penny saved is a penny earned". "If man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles." "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise." He was dating the Athen's police chiefs daughter if I remember right. There was Sgt Ready E7 probably about thirty-five, reddish hair, thin medium height, energetic, a wheeler dealer with various agencies of the Greek Air force, a go-to guy like Radar in Mash. These guys were all striped. No specialists like myself, E4.
Since volley ball became quite robust, the men would put their wallets and watches on the ground next the court. One day someone catches a dog walking off with a watch in its mouth. The dog was very docile and dropped the watch when caught. They said it was a gypsies dog trained to steal things. Wow I thought - now there is a concept.
What kind of characters were these; who would walk out to a live bomb or missile, and disarm it with a screw-driver ? Who were the women who would marry these guys ? However this next guy was the one guy unmarried, well actually Sgt Benjamin was unmarried
but ranked living off-post.
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