Above: northeast corner of AAFB, near I owned two 1956 Fords during my year and a half stay on Guam. The wagon was bought for spare parts, but I ended up driving both cars, depending on which one happened to be working and not evicted from the base for "safety reasons". My camouflage paint job on the sedan raised the ire of the "brass", who thought it mocked their B-52s. After enduring considerable harassment, including being falsely accused of stealing the paint, I gave up and painted the car black. But eventually it got noticed again, and this time I was told it was invisible at night and was a safety hazard. So I slapped AGE yellow paint all over it with a brush. It was hideous. I drove it over to the Air Police, and the Master Sargent on duty took one look at it and screamed, "Get that thing off the base NOW!" They had won. After I painted it green, I drove it back without further incident. But by then, I was branded a trouble maker, and was destined to pay for it. But that is another story. I only had one registration, so most of the time the wagon just sat there looking like a total piece of junk. Needless to say, that did not go over well. I bought some time by painting it a different color. In the end it got an Air Police escort to the junkyard, but not before I swapped its V-8 engine into the sedan. Looking back on the whole comical escapade, I wouldn't change a thing! Below: somewhere on the road to Talofofo Bay. |
Below: another view from the northeast corner of AAFB. |
Below: officer's quarters. |
Below: 3rd MMS barracks. |
