[lit-ideas] Re: Purrfect Angels
- From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:41:11 -0700
On Aug 27, 2006, at 1:57 PM, John Wager wrote:
Andreas Ramos wrote:
Remember the scene in Apocalypse Now where Playboy bunnies are
brought in by helicopter for the troops?
JW:
There WERE Playboy bunnies who were choppered out to fire support
bases in Vietnam. This is not some new Bush plan to corrupt those who
place IED's on roads; it's long-standing practice.
There were also "Donut Dollies," Red Cross volunteers who flew even
further out into the field, to smaller landing zones. (I'm not being
derogatory here; the term was the term used then, and for historical
accuracy, that's what I'm stuck with. It doesn't really help the
present to write ugly words out of the past.)
Most of the Playboy bunnies stayed close to the big shows, like the
ones Bob Hope did. But there were several occasions where they flew
further out, to medium sized bases.
DR: But did they, "come together with their many talents and abilities
to bless the entertainment industry with style and grace"? (I'm
quoting from the website Andreas directed us to.) Clearly the
entertainment industry will have to pull in its belt a notch or two
and, while these people are visiting Iraq, do without being blessed.
David Ritchie,
Portland, Oregon
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