Reported by Wes Eller.
This may not really be such a tall tale as a tale of how innovative we were when we had to be. Mohammad Ali was going to fight. I don’t remember much else; I think the fight was in Africa. What I do remember was that the fight was going to be carried live on AFN TV, and I had to work the night of the fight (it was on a mid shift). Up the hill went the martyrs who had the misfortune to miss the night of the big event. Just about the time the fight was to begin, out rolled Shaky (Ben something or other, the Army maintenance guy) with an oscilloscope. He hooked it up to an antenna, and about 25 GIs crowded around a 4-inch square, green screen covered with half-inch grids. There were no complaints about picture quality. So what if it was in black and green! And, in case I forgot to tell you then, thanks, Ben!
