True Story Of Joke Told At Ft Benning, GA

In class 92-1 of Infantry Officer Basic course we were in a large lecture hall in building 4 at Ft. Benning, GA. Desert Storm had just finished less than a year previously and we were one of the first classes of new infantry officers to get a look at all the cool intelligence from Iraq. We were there for an ultra-serious national security lecture.

There were at least 200 young officers listening to Colonels and Generals discuss various Geo-Political issues. Questions from the audience were taken, as we listened intently about Saddam Hussein's suppression of the Kurds, or what King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia thought. "What would happen if..." were the types of questions being asked.

In front of all these senior officers, one of my fellow young officers raises his hand and stands to ask his question completely straight-faced, "If Turkey attacked Iraq in the rear, would Greece help?"

There was near pandemonium for 5 solid minutes as the General tried to compose himself. I still remember the joke tellers name, "C" but since this is a public forum, I'll keep it back. I have never heard any crowd of people ever laugh so hard before or since. Had to pay homage to the single best delivered joke I've ever heard.