He, along with a capable staff, began to write out ideas. For those of us, who have been members of the military, we know the meaning of the term, scrounging . We know that it means how to appropriate needed items to accomplish the task at hand. That is what Col. He located a luau lamp normally used to illuminate garden parties.
Teamwork is essential when such a difficult task needs to be accomplished in such a short time.
Va. They had made a base for the lamp by welding metal strips into a support frame. With the lamp and its base a reality, finding fuel for it was the next problem. Since it was Sunday, most of the propane gas suppliers were closed. After numerous calls, a supplier was finally located and the next phase was planned. The crew that worked around the clock laying a one-inch line down the hillside to the gas to and the gravesite was made up of officers, enlisted men and civilians.