A bootcamp Marine, while on guard duty, encounters a couple of superheroes!
THE CISCO KID
Recently I ran into a former Marine by the name of Mendoza who had been
in my platoon during boot camp. Seeing him, I was reminded of an
humorous incident that occurred one night while on guard duty. Having
been transferred to our platoon from another outfit, he was peremptorily
assigned a post without benefit of introduction to his new commanding
officers, Savage or Marvel.
To insure that we were alert and properly guarding our posts, the
officers would appear unannounced at undetermined times during the
night. On this particular evening, a drowsy Private Mendoza snapped
alert when two unfamiliar figures suddenly approached his post. In true
military fashion, and in accordance with the guard manual, he dutifully
shouted his challenge: “Who goes there!”
The nearer of the two shapes stepped forward a pace and answered in curt
military accents: “I am Major Savage and this," gesturing to his
companion, “is Captain Marvel.”
Undaunted, self-assured and not missing a beat, Mendoza quickly shot
back, “Right, and I’m the Cisco Kid!”
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