Posts by Lambo52

hi. if I understood correctly, the cushy job I had as a mail clerk kept me from doing what everyone else did—spending 2 months in Nosy Be.😠 I only got to enjoy a 2-week leave to do some sightseeing between Majunga, Diego, and Nosy Be. At the camp, I had to crash the party to convince the camp chief to send me back. With no money in my pocket and a high chance of being late, walking back would’ve been pretty long.😏 On base, I also filled in as a projectionist for a while. If anyone knows Ritchie Valens, it’s thanks to me—I played him on loop during downtime.😇 And you, Pat, what job did you have?

hi there; I was on BA 181 in November '70, arrived the day of the general's funeral. Assigned to general services, I worked as a mail clerk until August '71. I barely got to know Nosy Be; just one night before being repatriated to Ivato after a leave for relaxation, hitching from Tana to Diego then Diego to Nosy by boat. Since then, I've dreamed of going back, but lack the courage, afraid of disappointment. There was a Captain Assouvie, he was my boss. A Black man. The colonist, Larrivière, used to take out his mistress lying in the R16. Cheers.