Stationed at Ft Hood, Texas from 94-99, we had training areas both With and Without CATTLE running free, so we had to be careful driving, setting up bivouac and doing ANY kind of training-but there were Lighter moments! On a certain unnamed FTX, we had a "Real Cowboy" as one of the Plt Sgts, and he somehow was either tired or just managed to get booze out there-he wanted Milk! and lo, there was a COW in the field. We'd seen that SAME Bull during daylight, but he was CONVINCED it was a cow, and set out to get some "Fresh Milk". well, we watched, ready with 1st aid kits because he went to this sleeping "Cow" with a cut off gallon jug, proceeded to sit beside it-we all waited for the explosion, but ….quiet.....after 10 minutes, he walked back, puzzled, saying he could only find 1 teat! (OMG we were almost ROLLING!!) He sat beside the 1sg and proceeded to Drink the "Milk", and suddenly spit and threw up all over the fire pit! I suppose he finally realized, drunk that he was, it Wasn't a COW at all! He transferred out the next week. (probably from embarrassment!)
SSG David Gentile, USA (Ret) Disabled Veteran, 3/82FA, 1Cav.