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COL Mustard

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16. I remember those days.

Reply to Sweet Rosie Red (Reply #12)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:02 PM

Mar 1

Also, what was fun was being in Germany in the Army and buying gas coupon books at the PX. You would prepay for an amount, usually 100 liters, and then when you went into the German gas stations you gave the attendant your coupons. Forty liters was usually about a tankful. Occasionally one had to buy at German prices...that was not fun

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