SAMUEL K. BEAMON

Carl Gardner -- USMC -- HMM-164

Review date: 04/28/2009

 Sam,

 Just finished reading your book yesterday.  Good job!  Just awesome!!  Was an excellent read and brought back many like memories of my time with HMM-164.  Your story about being passed over for E5 reminded me of a similar situation for me.  I was asked by our Maintanece Officer to take over the Ground Support Equipment shop about three quarters of the way through my tour.  I loved flying, so I refused as this wasn't my MOS.  He told me if I didn't do it he would see I got a bad fitness report.  I was a cocky shit and told him I could care less, I wasn't going to stop flying.  Well he followed through and I was passed over for E6 twice before I was discharged.  I got the last laugh though!  He later got stationed at NAS Dallas in Grand Prairie, TX where I had become a Police Officer.  I got to arrest the bastard two times for DUI!  It was truly a sweet feeling when he realized who I was.