Reply to Put a Helicopter on our Battle Flag

Since 12-16-04

From: "kenneth shaum" <kshaum@yahoo.com>
To: "Bill Decker" <bdecker@shentel.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: Put a Helicopter on our Battle Flag.

USS Raton AGSS-270

Surely,I, as an FT., small and not in charge, may have had something to do with it. It could have not been that torpedoman Ben Borders. He had already blew off 3 fingers doing something similar. Flare? Star? Green? Yellow? Blue? Who knows? His hand was very red as I now remember.

I do not recall this event. Of course, I never, ever was allowed outside while on the Raton. I had a hard time being allowed in the U.S. I showered last year and things have improved. The V.A. helped me out with that. Voting correctly helped also.

Get a Heliocopter and you are my guest any day. I spent many hours sitting on the chrome right next to where such a thing would be shot from. This had to have been done in 66. Shot from the starbourd side right next to that 532 Gallon "shitter" I would have been allowed outside for something like that.

I must check with my gals in Olongapo and see if all facts are true.

I am Always,

Kenny