HUPs IN STRANGE PLACES

[Gunner]

Hi Geoff:

Thanks for the kind welcome home.

I had a reunion with RHC last night at our local cadet corps (the 1st Anti-Tank Regt, RCA) where we conducted the annual Ode to St Barbara complete with making of the infamous Gunner Punch (Shirley temple version, of course!). Its hilarious to watch the kids' reaction to one of their NCO's pouring motor oil (molasses in a carefully cleaned 10W30 bottle) into the mix, but the BQMS's old smelly sock is the highlight of the evening!

The MV scene in Kenya is non existant. Any old warriors sold off go directly to work as commercial vehicles or safari vehicles. The Kenyan MoD cuts up any AFV or wheeled armour that it scraps... no baddies gonna get their hands on that stuff. Only saw one old gate guard cannon in all my travels and it was on the garrison we were training at.

The stuff is out there tho', look at the articles in MVI and CMV magazines re: Rommel's staff car.

Hope to treat you to a much delayed brewski at Gracie's some day.

Cheers and Ubique! Mike