The Annoyed Man........!
SOOOOOooooooo .... we kissed some of tha' same ground ??!?? ((Pico & Wilhsire ... etc. Compton etc.))
Good to know of you and your friend ... scary times, So long ago !
Yep, ... Was the 1st Sergeant (1SG) of the unit outta' Indio... Co. C 1/185th Armor (20 miles E/O Palm Springs. )
We finally got the order to move....what a mess!
Rode buses up to Monrovia and then staged at the Arcadia armory.
No plans for food or equipment ...Small unit commanders came up with, on tha' spot support .. (( Breakfast ? Thanks McDonald ... for the 160 Egg McMuffins ...))
No riot gear/equipment ... because afew years earlier, Brass w/ tha' California Army National Guard, had sent it up to Oregon. for their use in riot training.
I'll have to tell ya' about the "Barney Fife" bullet, we were issued and the document we had to acknowledge and sign.
Carrying a copy, left top pocket ....
We finally staged at the Colliseum' ...even got Yelled at ... by tha' Grounds keeper, to stay off the turf !!
Now....ya' know.... tha' rest of the story.
General Delk has a book out, about his endeavors with tha' California Army National Guard
40th Mech. Div. during the 92 LA Riots ...
Mac

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