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To: SiouxPal who wrote (15486)	5/3/2005 3:00:36 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 361217

I used to work with some Secret Service guys, at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Tx. I was a maintenance mechanic there, and our office was right next to the University of Texas guards that provided security there. The Secret Service guys detailed to guard Lady Bird (who had an office in the building) often hung out with the guards, and we sometimes hung out with them, playing poker on the night shift, etc. I was amazed by how completely nuts some of the Secret Service guys were. They got to choose what weapons they wanted to carry, and some of them had silenced Mac-10's and Uzis. They all hated Lady Bird duty, which often consisted of carrying packages and babysitting grandkids. Some of them fantasized about taking a bullet for the President! Another one subscribed to "Soldier of Fortune" magazine and contemplated becoming a mercenary.