"Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-)

When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the
Marines couldn't afford such a school :), all 'disabled' missles (HAWK and
NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted
to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab.
And I don't know what a bitumen is....


"Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
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> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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> Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-)
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"Phil Rhodes" > wrote in message
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> And I don't know what a bitumen is....
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Asphalt.

Phil Rhodes wrote:
> When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the
> Marines couldn't afford such a school :), all 'disabled' missles (HAWK and
> NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted
> to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab.
> And I don't know what a bitumen is....
>
>
> "Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
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>> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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>> Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-)
>>
>>
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>
He was making a joke about all the handicapped
(disabled) parking spots around the launcher

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Lynn in StLou
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I think its a joke.

"Phil Rhodes" > wrote in message
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> When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the
> Marines couldn't afford such a school :), all 'disabled' missles (HAWK and
> NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got posted
> to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab.
> And I don't know what a bitumen is....
>
>
> "Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
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>> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-)
>>
>>
>
>

Lynn in StLou wrote:
>> Phil Rhodes wrote:
>>> When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the
>>> 1960s (the Marines couldn't afford such a school :), all 'disabled'
>>> missles (HAWK and NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and
>>> white. After I got posted to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles
>>> were olive drab.
>>> And I don't know what a bitumen is....
>>>
>>>
>>> "Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> He was making a joke about all the handicapped
>> (disabled) parking spots around the launcher
>>
>> --
>> Lynn in StLou
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I think that these days they prefer "launch challenged"




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Cheers

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Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message
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> "Phil Rhodes" > wrote in message
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> > And I don't know what a bitumen is....
> >
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> Asphalt.

LOL <duh!> LOL!

Oh yeah, I'm laughin' now.....


"Lynn in StLou" > wrote in message
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> Phil Rhodes wrote:
>> When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the 1960s (the
>> Marines couldn't afford such a school :), all 'disabled' missles (HAWK
>> and
>> NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and white. After I got
>> posted
>> to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles were olive drab.
>> And I don't know what a bitumen is....
>>
>>
>> "Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>> Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> He was making a joke about all the handicapped
> (disabled) parking spots around the launcher
>
> --
> Lynn in StLou
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"Dave Kearton" > wrote in news:VBJWj.292
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> Lynn in StLou wrote:
>>> Phil Rhodes wrote:
>>>> When I went to US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss in the
>>>> 1960s (the Marines couldn't afford such a school :), all 'disabled'
>>>> missles (HAWK and NIKE are what I remember) were painted black and
>>>> white. After I got posted to a unit, all 'abled' USMC HAWK missles
>>>> were olive drab.
>>>> And I don't know what a bitumen is....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Do the markings on the bitumen mean the missile is disabled? ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> He was making a joke about all the handicapped
>>> (disabled) parking spots around the launcher
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lynn in StLou
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> I think that these days they prefer "launch challenged"

Or "differently fueled"

On Wed, 14 May 2008 06:45:00 -0500, Mitchell Holman
> wrote:
Its nice to see one of my old photos still kicking around the net.
I'll have to repost some of them.

--Rolf