tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252080048017373240.post4235876763100484270..comments2024-03-15T12:43:20.275-10:00Comments on Taipei Air Station: Large Planes and Old CarsTaipei Air Stationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13686488354629456728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252080048017373240.post-25187359678080350372009-10-28T20:28:12.047-10:002009-10-28T20:28:12.047-10:00My mother is 55 yrs old this year, but she still r...My mother is 55 yrs old this year, but she still remembers the GI soldiers of her youth, growing up on the airbase in Pingtung, Taiwan. The soldiers would distribute M&M's to the kids in the villages, and then when they left the airport, my mom and the other kids would eagerly comb through the campsites and come up with "exotic" treasures like canned beef stew. I love the stories my mom tells about her childhood growing up in an airport. I think the GI soldiers played a big role in it. So on behalf of my mom and all the kids who lived in Pingtung Airport, thank you. During the lean years of the fifties and sixties in Taiwan, the chocolates you handed out and the canned beef stews you left behind, left the kids there with memories they'll never forget.Amy Jengnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5252080048017373240.post-34971433346122732782009-10-20T17:29:05.062-10:002009-10-20T17:29:05.062-10:00The rule of 5 years to sell a car must have change...The rule of 5 years to sell a car must have changed , because when I got there in 1961 I was told that I couldn't sell my '57 Chevy until I had orders to leave. I signed a contract after I was there about 6 months. The contract (maybe I can find a copy) went through the Pro Marshall and all channels and specified sale was final only with my orders. The poor buyer had to wait for another year since I got extended for a year because of the Cuban Missle Crisis.Sarj Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386755642390348961noreply@blogger.com