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"I know you from somwhere but I can't picture where. Your name, which I can't place it, rings a bell to me. Help me out."
"Picture here is my wife and daughter. I made the deployment "83"-"84" assigned to VA-85."
"I completed my "A" School at NAS Oceana in Nov. "80" and was transferred to VA-85 for my first command. Made two deployments on the USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) & one deployment on the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Re-inlisted and went to USNS Roosy Rds.…"
"Picture here is my family. I made the deployment on the USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) and during the curise of "83" crossed the Suez Canal on September 12, 1983."
"I completed "Basic Training" in RTC Orlando, Fl. on October 30, 1980"
"I made the "81" & "82" deployment on the USS FORRESTAL (CV-59). I was attached to VA-85 on these two deployments. VA-85 was my first command after my "A" School which I completed in NAS Oceana, Va. Bch., Va. During these two deployments we were in…"
"I was stationed there and assigned to AMID W/C 400 (P/P shop) from Jul "84 thru Jul "87"."
"The picture is my family. I was assigned to VA-85 from Feb "81" thru Jul "84"."
"Picture here is my family. I was on the USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during our workups in Feb "82" went to above the Arctic Circle."
"Picture here is my family. I was the ASDO watch from 1530-2330 M-F during my last year and a half from Nov "88" thru Apr "90". I was placed on limited duty from having my first back surgery which I fractured my back during the deployment on the USS…"
"Will try to attend the Reunion. Love to see friends that have not seen since the days when I was assigned to VA-85. (Feb 81 - Jul 84)."
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Location
Kathleen, GA
Birthday:
January 6
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Where were you or your family stationed?
NAS Oceana, Va,. Bch., Va. USNS Roosevelt Rds., P.R.
Veteran of Foreign War
Lebanon
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
August 5, 1980
End date of your service
April 30, 1990
Comments
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