Friday Confessions: I Drove A Tank

04.17.09

Really I did.

In 1988 during the Armed Forces Day Parade, the Marines left a door open on an LAV. My girlfriend and I put on flack jackets and helmets and hid in it.

One of the guys was amused by our behavior, and bet another Marine that we wouldn’t stay in the tank all the way to Camp Pendelton. My friend (who shall remain unnamed) immediately started taking bets on her own, and a few hours later, we were hot, filthy and tired.

The Staff Seargant’s wife gave us dinner and a place to shower and sleep. We hitched a ride back to Palos Verdes and showed up for school without missing a beat.

Sorry Mom and Dad, that Private College Tuition was a fantastic waste of time and money.

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  • http://noirbettie.com/blog Annika

    I love this story.

  • http://www.xanga.com/willibaldoea WillibaldoEa

    Now I have to measure up to your crazy antics.

  • http://www.missdisgrace.com Miss Grace

    Did you DRIVE the tank, or did you ride in it?

  • http://JessicaGottlieb.com Jessica Gottlieb

    @Miss Grace I actually drove it for a few miles. I was 18 and about as smart as a turnip.

  • http://www.thesoupdiva.blogspot.com thesoupdiva

    Sounds like you had fun!

  • Yo mama

    I think I know your partner in crime. One of 2 possibilities….

  • http://JessicaGottlieb.com Jessica Gottlieb

    Her Dad was a dentist and her mother didn’t speak English, they hemorrhaged money… bad combo

  • http://mskatee.blogspot.com Katee

    OMG that is so fun! Lucky you girls did not get in serious trouble! Hope all is well xoxo Katee

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