A Skull Story

The Skull was an object from which we were required to drink a wild variety of alcohol  as a rite of acceptance into Lighthorse Cav.
  The tale was that it had belonged to some VC KIA from an early Lighthorse victory. 
 About the middle of my 1969-70 tour, (and yes, I went through the full ceremony and drank the "Cocktail" provided), the Skull was separating into its various skeletal plates, if that is the proper terminology, and I, being the Lighthorse Maintenance Warrant, was requested to repair it. (It had deteriorated to the point of no longer retaining the various alcoholic goodies it was supposed to hold...)
We had, in the Army's maintenance system at the time, something  called a "Fiberglass Repair Kit", with which I glued the skull back together, one night over a few refreshments, I think with Bob Applehans and Van Kaiser, who were Scavenger 8 and 8A at the time, were cheering me on,  and probably Chuck Nole, my brother, but. actually, it may have been entirely my idea...Anyway, our pilots thought it was a fine repair job, and were very pleased,.  Lighthorse Forever!!
Larry Starbuck

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