Humor in Uniform 6/13/2010

[R J]

6/13/2010
When faced with overseas duty, I tried to soften the blow of my departure by telling my children we’d be able to buy special things with the extra money I’d earn for the assignment, such as a new car or a vacation.  After I’d been in Asia for about six months, I received a tape recording from my children.  When my oldest son spoke, he recounted the promise I’d made and then added, “Dad, can you stay a little longer so we can get a new television set, too?”
                           Lowell C. Mullins