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Pabst Blue Ribbon Presents: The Greatest Beer Run Ever

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Great story. Brought back some memories about those difficult times. Thanks for posting.
 
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Pretty funny. I drank a good bit of PBR when I was in the Service. I was at Sheppard AFB waiting for my tech school slot to open up. At the front entrance to my dormitory was a beer machine. Coors[PBR and 2 or 3 other beers. Beers were 35 cents each. The PBR was a 16oz can while the other beers were 12oz. Ever the practical one I went for the PBR. Better deal less money.
 
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Pretty funny. I drank a good bit of PBR when I was in the Service. I was at Sheppard AFB waiting for my tech school slot to open up. At the front entrance to my dormitory was a beer machine. Coors PBR and 2 or 3 other beers. Beers were 35 cents each. The PBR was a 16oz can while the other beers were 12oz. Ever the practical one I went for the PBR. Better deal less money.
They were still 35 cents when I did my time in the early '80's. We had beer machines in the base laundromat. I never remembered folding my clothes and often ended up with someone else's.
 
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When in college, I could buy a 24 case of PBR long necks for $3.99. Many years later, when it became hip with the trendoids, I order one at a bar in Chicago and it was $4. I told the barkeep that I used to get a whole case for that price. I doubt she had even been born then.

OP Thanks for posting.
 
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That was amazing, thanks for sharing.

I got the pleasure of thanking and shaking a Vietnam era SSGT's hand after dinner the other night, told him you guy's didn't hear this enough in your time, thank you. From the look on his face that hadn't happened too often; big huge smile from him and his wife. We both had waffles.
 
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When I was an advisor in 1970/1971, we were on a peninsula with a hill to our east covered with trees. Everything outside the perimeter was a free-fire zone. There was a report of a light on the hill moving around in the trees so we went to general quarters. We opened up with M-2 and M-60 machine guns plus rifles. The light was still moving in the tree line and then came a cease fire. It turned out it was Venus rising and we were not close to hitting it.
 
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In 1971 a flat bed loaded with beer turned over at main gate of Camp Holloway "Pleiku" dumped entire beer load on ground . Got rig back on wheels . Driver stated any one that help reload truck. ANY BUSTED CASE OF BEER The helper could keep . If a case wasn't broken open it soon became that way. Was a very small load that got delivered that day..

We had a problem that clubs never having enough Cokes Just TAB . I was working main gate security one night . I was also running the gun jeep escort that made sure workers got back to their village . As workers were be checked at gate for illegals items . I just happened to look in back of duce and 1/2 truck. Entire floor of truck was stacked with cases of Coke . I busted them on spot .Turned out further investigation . Several more people went down for that operation .
Every one got searched at gate. I busted a dumb PFC with 1lb of Heroin in his cargo pants . Like I wouldn't find it on a pat down . I made enough busts. My life was threatened. Some took it seriously and I was transferred to Delta and would only fly back if needed at Court Marshal .
 
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That is one heck of a story; brought tears to my eyes. Talk about above and beyond! We should all have friends like that! Or, maybe, we should all be friends like that.
 
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Its horrid swill but it was a cool video....and reminds me of when I thought I didnt like Beer because it all tasted like PBR,Bud,Coors,Miller,etc,etc,etc...then I found craft beer :) and became a total been snob :)...But I also found out I actually like beer..that tastes like beer :)
Lets talk about beggars, when your real hot and getting shot at, might change your mind for a little while. I drank 33 beer and Tiger beer ???, not sure. Now if I want good beer, I do like local German beers I had in 69.
 
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Thank you for that story and the other memories posted. Thank you all.
 
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My last tour was in Phu Bia in 1970-71 and I had the only low boy and gun support trucks that were available to make runs for the base PX to Da Nang. Needless to say I had a lot of Bud, Jim Beam and Jack Daniels under my bunk.:biggrin2:
 
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In Ethiopia (1969) they would give PBR away (one with each hamburger ordered) at the end of the month because it was going bad. Seems that was the least preferred beer on the base. All the other brands had been consumed and they wanted to make room for more good stuff to be delivered.

The local beer was called Melotti and was also waaaay down the list of brews.

I was at a gun show many years ago, and a guy had a box of miscellaneous beer openers. I rooted around and danged if I didn't find a Melotti opener! Cost a dollar for a lot of memories.
Tool
 
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I drank a lot of PBR, Dixie 45, Blatz and Falstaff on the beaches between Gulfport and Biloxi, Ms. in the early 1950's.




I drank a few Country Club beers on my many trips to Caribou.
 
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Getting old makes you a better thinker; think before you stand, think before you bend over, think before you sit, in fact you think before you do anything that requires body movement.
 
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