Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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Ever wonder why Sangi is still a green dot after 2 years of war? ******************Sangi Is., Sulawese Sea, Feb 20, 1943(c)****************** <a small group of LCVP's are beached on a pristine strip of sand. USS YMS 324 is off shore, her 20 mm gun sweeps slowly from North to South in case a Jap cruiser shows up. Sea Bees struggle to get their equipment off the sand. A flying boat of German design is 200 yds up the beach. A lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing approaches the Sea Bees.> Lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing: Good morning, sir! Lt. Van Meter, KNIL. Lt. Cmdr Kelly, 36th Naval Construction Bn.: Lt. Cmdr Kelly, USN. <extends hand to shake after a salute> We weren't expecting anyone. Lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing: I can imagine. Welcome to beautiful Sangi. Lt. Cmdr Kelly, 36th Naval Construction Bn.: Thank you, Lt. Say, I hope you don't mind me asking what you are doing here. Lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing: I'm a Coast watcher, sir. Been here since the second day of the war. That's my flying boat over there. Got in a dogfight with a Mavis and I tried to follow him into an Immelman. Damn near broke loose the port engine. Had to put down here and she has never flown since. Lt. Cmdr Kelly, 36th Naval Construction Bn.: Ah, I thought coastwatchers were supposed to keep a low profile. How is it the Japs don't know you are here? Lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing: Oh, they do. I work for them. <takes out clipboard> What is that vessel out there? Lt. Cmdr Kelly, 36th Naval Construction Bn.: You work for the Japs? I thought you were on our side. Lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing: Yes. Lt. Cmdr Kelly, 36th Naval Construction Bn.: But you just told me you work for the Japs. Lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing: Yes. Lt. Cmdr Kelly, 36th Naval Construction Bn.: You work for both, then? Lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing: Yes, on contract. Lt. Cmdr Kelly, 36th Naval Construction Bn.: Look, you can't tell the Japs about us. This is supposed to be secret. Lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing: I'm sorry, Cdr., I have my fiduciary responsibility. You'll have to get SouthPac to buy the "non-disclosure rider" and they need to do it by 11:00 because that is my reporting time. Lt. Cmdr Kelly, 36th Naval Construction Bn.: Non disclosure rider? Lone man in Robinson Crusoe style clothing: Yes, have them contact Mr. Minderbinder at the Bali Hai Club. Say, are you going to be needing any aviation fuel? I have a contact in Tarakan. Lt. Cmdr Kelly, 36th Naval Construction Bn.: Tarakan? Did we take that?.................
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