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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Jan 2007
Posts: 479
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Bravo Zulu
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:20:59 -0500, wrote:
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:56:04 -0500, JLH wrote:
Some of us are still sticking with able, baker, charlie, dog and easy.
Probably still think the M1 is the most modern rifle around, too.
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No the M-14 took that design to the zenith.
Actually it was IBM that perpetuated the WWII phonetic alphabet up
until the the end of the 20th century
I had to unlearn the "alpha, bravo..." when I left the service and
started with IBM in the 60s.
Unfortunately they skip "1"s and "O"s when they label circuit boards
(so as not to be confused with "1"s and "0"s, the numbers) so there
are words I can't spell phoneticly. ;-)
I also loved the M14, as my expert badge shows!
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***** Have a super day! *****
John H
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