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Old 19th Sep 2005, 08:11
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SASless
 
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FL,

The "Butler" came to the helipad...stood at the edge of the concrete....and upon realizing it was not a JetRanger...hurriedly backed up a far old distance. The sight of the Jeep arriving with a Female Sgt Driver and Royal Artillery Colonel ...swagger stick waving was very impressive. Our Colonel made a good show of inspecting the Huey...touching things with the stick...mumbling as only Colonels on parade can.

When we arrived back to the hotel in the Command Car with an armed escort of 101st Airborne Military Police...we raised an eyebrow or too.

That is a very pretty area up there....have added that as a place to visit. The steam railway there is especially well done....still very much as it was during the 40's....it would make a wonderful movie location. Seeing all the Re-enactors there in period dress, two dozen military vehicles including a towed artillery piece was interesting to say the least.
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