Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for April 14, 2017

  1. Ted4th
    seismic-2 Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    I remember reading that story when it ran. Yes, I’m that old, and yes, I’ve wasted my life.

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    geneking7320  almost 8 years ago

    How many years ago was that? I used to see Gasoline Alley in the Chicago Tribune back in the 1960s but I actually didn’t start reading it until the 1970s.

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  3. Ted4th
    seismic-2 Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    I believe this story ran in 1969 (just as Chip said it did, on Wednesday).

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    timbob2313 Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    This kind of thing actually happened several times during the Vietnam war. I am another old f**t who actually served there, as did several members of my HS graduating class. One of them was a very highly trained medic who actually performed emergency surgery on one of his Company. Kept the guy alive long enough for dust off and arrival at offshore Navy hospital ship

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    Ray Toler  almost 8 years ago

    If I recall correctly, Chipper received the Bronze Star for saving that Vietnamese girl’s life.

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