Admiral Olson and I took 9 months of Modern Standard Arabic together in 1981-82. Of course it was Captain Odom and Lt Cdr Olson then as we slaved through Arabic. He was a great guy then and I am sure that he remains so.
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Tom
Go Navy
And the first SEAL 4 star ever.Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nominations:
Navy Vice Adm. Eric T. Olson has been nominated for appointment to the grade of admiral and assignment as commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Olson is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
Arabic Comrade
Admiral Olson and I took 9 months of Modern Standard Arabic together in 1981-82. Of course it was Captain Odom and Lt Cdr Olson then as we slaved through Arabic. He was a great guy then and I am sure that he remains so.
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Tom
Good to see.
"On the plains and mountains of the American West, the United States Army had once learned everything there was to learn about hit-and-run tactics and guerrilla warfare."
T.R. Fehrenbach This Kind of War
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