Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Hey Cuz, What you doing for the Navy today?



The Army calls it the DFAC (dining facility), its Galley in the Navy; either way its where you go to eat. Camp McCrady has one very lively character working at its DFAC. Everyone just knows him as Cuz. He very happily greets each person in line with the standard "What will it be Cuz?" followed by his catch phrase or trivia of the day. For example "What you doing for the Navy today Cuz?" or "Who was your first grade teacher Cuz?" For the females he would call them 'Sister Lou' instead of Cuz. Cuz always made my day, even if having breakfast at 0530, with his thick Carolina accent and positive outlook. Going to a meal was eventually known as 'going to see Cuz' or 'going to dinner with Cuz'. On the last day he said something like "Tell all them other Navy fellas where you're going that Cuz said Hi". I have been Cuz, and everyone remembers you.

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