Marvin,

KC10 Fatboy's story is the sad but true and only 1 of the stories of the same flavor. No, you couldn't have involuntarily separated 1 body. Those of us ready to leave would have had Congress stop that I'd like to think. For years bases had sat on Palace Chase and Front and plain old, "Thank you for your service to your Country, here's the gate in your rear view mirror for the last time, good luck."

We ALL know that was the environment and those stories add up to one heck of a list of notes, warnings and cautions..... Right?