Whoa!

[<DasHaas@aol.com>]

Sat

       Here's a little World War II story to warm your cockles: The planned 
amphibious invasion of Japan in 1945 was code-named "Operation Olympic." The 
2nd Marine Division was given the "honor" of spearheading the first landings, 
an attack that would include a total of 36 divisions (hmmmm, how many 
divisions at D-Day Normandy?).  After D-Day+5 the planners make no mention of 
the 2nd Marine Division in subsequent advances "because it was assumed that 
by then the division would have been annihilated."  

       All those volunteering for clerk-typist school with the Coast Guard, 
take one stept to the right!

Col. Mike Haas, USAF, ret., author
In the Devil's Shadow: UN Special Operations during the Korean War
Apollo's Warriors: U.S. Air Force Special Operations during the Cold War
Member: Air Commando, Special Forces, UDT-SEAL, and Special Operations 
Associations