The history of the intelligence effort in Misawa has now passed the 50-year mark, and that half century of GI's in Misawa has spawned countless stories, experiences, impressions, anecdotes, and even legends that are told and retold down through the years. A few of those are captured here and, while some may be totally new to you, others will cause you to nod your head in rememberence or even serve as "the rest of the story" for events with which you were only vaguely familiar - or perhaps had forgotten altogether. As you read through this collection, keep in mind that some accounts are very old and may not be entirely accurate owing to fading or faulty memories, incidental or intentional embellishments, and just plain old repetition. Conversely, other stories are related first-hand and are from recollections as strong and vivid as if they happened only yesterday. Your challenge is to determine which are which. Index Selection By Bullwinkle's Hat & Colonel Cook Rocky Ferguson The Bus Ride Thomas 'GRIZZ' Ochsner Captains Drove Cadillacs Ron Krebs Codeword Compromise Ray B Ivey David and Giant MiG-15 David Armstrong First Impressions of Japan and Misawa Dick Baumgartel First Ops Powder Room Smiley Garrett 1st RSM Moves to Misawa Ralph Pittenger FudgeLax Don Howard Fun Run and Trivial Pursuits Ed White The Green Hornet Joe Koester Home Improvement Wayne Babb Hoosier Hillbilly Hits the Hill Steve Voss Hut, Two, Three - Fore! Joe Koester Last Minute Christmas Tree Wayne Babb The Mad Stamper Doug Lyon MC-88 Mouse Jack Jakoubek The Misawa Magnet Richard 'RC' Cooper Misguided Crotching Janelle Tucker (Stokes) The Missing Honda Don Thomas No Big Thing Royce Lloyd One Stop Short of Home Dutch Wiest The Prediction Gene Swearingen Operation Eyesight John Sinnard Saga of the Tootsie Roll Pops Wayne Babb A Summer Day Ed White Tailed General Ed Weidig Tall Water Reed Jack McCombs What If ... ? Jim Alverson Your Other Left Ray B Ivey

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