Bob and his entourage once left for his 'Nam USO Tour from my base, Norton AFB. I was fortunate enough to be on the ground crew of his newly renovated C-141, which went from a cargo plane to a poor man's AF1. He shook hands with all of us and, as he was shaking mine, his face in that big grin, I told him how my uncle had seen him in Alaska back in '42. His face dropped and he said, "Get away from me kid!", then he laughed like hell. I also got to meet Joey Hetherton who wore a dress similar to the one Marilyn wore in the subway grating scene in "The 7 Year Itch". Gawd, she was gorgeous. As were the Golddiggers from the Dean Martin Show and Miss World. I still have a photo of Joey standing between me and a buddy with her arms around us. Its a good thing the shot is from the waist up, otherwise it would be embarrasing!
