Happy New Year, all. And with regards to the unlamented 2020, I am reminded of a WWII anecdote. This happened at one of those hellish central Pacific islands, either Tarawa or Iwo Jima. Anyway, after enduring days of arduous combat a filthy, exhausted marine was evacuated to one of the transport ships lying off the island. A dumb sailor came up and asked if the marine had brought any souvenirs from the island--Jap swords, flags, etc were popular items for bartering, especially in exchange for booze. The marine looked at the sailor with dull, red-rimmed eyes and said: "Buddy, the only souvenir I brought out of that island is my ass."
