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Re: Odd and scary birding
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- Subject: Re: Odd and scary birding
- From: Michal Skakuj <mskakuj@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 10:47:19 -0500
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Hi all,
I have to tell you that, sorry.
That is a story from behind the iron curtain, it happened I was in
Polish Army (all males had to) just before Berlin Wall had broken.
That was in SW Poland on one of the training ground and I was in command
of 3 armored transporter (Russian type of course with 10 full armed
soldiers each) and we were attacking some American (!) forces along a
forest. We were in full speed (some 40 mph) and jumping on rough terrain
in nice spring day. As I told you I was in command of that game, sitting
in one of these jumping coffin and looking around for ... birds instead
of some Apache or Amrams. So, I spotted one lonely gentle-builed Harrier
in a distance, It was nice adult male of Mountagous Harries, first in
spring for me that year. I had nice binocular but everything was jumping
and we would disturb that pure bird with our noisy attack! So, I ordered
(actually I screamed on the radio) to stop our armor vehicles in the
middle of the open meadow and start to watch the handsome bird passing
by in a nice breeze, very colorfull bird indeed.
Well we didn't make those Americans but my Captain and his Major made my
day....
That is why I am not lieutenant and they didn't wont me to stay in the Army.
Mike
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