In 1964, at the age of 21, I toured throughout the Far East in a USO group entertaining the troops. Late one evening, we were performing in an open air theater very near the DMZ in Korea. During the performance, one of the MPs stationed at the edge of the stage yelled, "HIT THE DECK!" Every soldier in the audience was on the floor in about two seconds. At first, we (performers) all stood there like sheep until we realized a North Korean Sniper was shooting at us. We also hit the deck and the stage lights were turned off and floodlights turned towards the sniper. After about a fifteen-minute wait, we continued the show. Given that we were so STUPID, YOUNG, AND NAIVE, we were pretty fortunate that none of us were injured.
Believe me, I learned to follow orders after that. "Do what you're told and ask questions later!" That incident was sort-of-a wake-up call for me. I suddenly realized there really are BGs out there!
