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USS LIBERTY

Per non dimenticare

On June 8, 1967, US Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty was suddenly and brutally attacked on the high seas in international waters by the air and naval forces of Israel. The Israeli forces attacked with full knowledge that this was

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Old Navy Poem

Come gather round me lads and I'll tell you a thing or two;
About the way we ran the Navy in nineteen forty-two.
When wooden ships and iron men were barely out of sight;
I'm going to give facts just to set the record right.
We wore the ole bell bottoms,

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PASSING OF DE-1034 SHIPMATES

It is with a heavy heart that learned of the passing of two of my shipmates from the USS John R. Perry (DE-1034).

George Cherry, SK2 on Feb. 1, 2020 and Thomas H. Sather, IC3 on Feb. 6, 2019.

Shipmates you stand relieved… "We have the watch..."

"Boatswa

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Bill Parsons, STGCS

It is with a heavy heart that I learned of the passing of one of my shipmates...William (Bill) Parsons 74 of Sunbury, PA resided in VA Beach, VA passed peacefully at home with family on 3/04/2020. He proudly served 22 years in the USN, retired in 198

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THEN AND NOW

Then and Now: Military Service Compared, World War II and Today.

1945- Rifles were made of wood and steel, shot a .30 caliber bullet that killed the enemy. Now- Rifles are made of plastic and aluminum, shoot a .22 caliber bullet that wounds the enemy.

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The Chief's Parrot

The old Chief finally retired from the Navy and got that chicken ranch he always wanted. He took with him his lifelong pet parrot.

First morning at 04:30, the parrot squawked and said, "Off yer hocks and don yer socks. Reveille"

The old chief told the

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Holiday Greeting

The nuclear Aircraft Carrier, U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), and the ships in her Battle Group, got underway from Norfolk, Va. the week before Christmas for an extended deployment. Just as the lines were cast off, this announcement was made through

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I J K

After 10 years of marriage, a wife asked her husband to describe how good a wife she had been, and to give her a rating, so she could reflect on her performance.
He put down the newspaper he had been reading, sighed then looked up at her for a while..

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Seals vs. Green Beret

Two Seals boarded a quick shuttle flight out of Dallas, headed for Houston. One sat in the window seat, the other sat in the middle seat.

Just before take-off, A Green Beret got on and took the aisle seat next to the two Seals. The Green Beret kicked

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