BA> RC>>> Werent you stationed on a NATO or other US Military base in
BA> RC>>> Turkey during the Cold War?

BA> BA>> He may have been.  The 'Cold War' ran from about 1950 until
BA> BA>> 1990 - one could say that it's still in progress.

BA> BA>> There were many 'garden spots' in Turkey where US personnel
BA> BA>> were assigned. I don't happen to know of any that the Navy had
BA> BA>> and managed to avoid being sent to any that the AF had (in fact
BA> BA>> I managed to avoid *all* assignments to Europe - I had my
BA> BA>> retirement papers in and *approved* when an assignment floated
BA> BA>> in for Heraklion, Greece, my impending retirement scotched
BA> BA>> that.

BA> JB> I am not aware of any 'garden spots' but if there were any, they
BA> JB> wee  along the Medeterranian side and not on the Black Sea.

BA>The Army (ASA) guys I worked with at JSPC on Okinawa often referred
BA>to Sinop as being a 'garden spot.'  There and Asmara, Ethiopia (which
BA>has  been a radio intercept site since at least WW II).  I'm sure a
BA>lot of sarcasm was intended .

Indeed.  Sinop was about as remote as one can get.  A 1500 foot hill 
that jettisons 2 miles out into the Black Sea.  No gardens but lots of 
hills, sheep and water  ....


Jeff

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