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"I served aboard the USS Bonn Homme Richard CVA-31 from Sept.1958 to Nov.1961.Your blog say`s that I`am a Vietnam vet (Jan.1,1961 to Aug.14,1974).At the Vietnam memorial here in NYC they have a plaque that says the war was from 1959 to 1974.I was in…"
"First time I was in Subic Bay was 1958,we used Scrip for money on the base.All the 7th fleet carriers tied up there."PO" city was in an APOCALYPTIC condition,the place was the Wild West.12 pesos to the US Dollar back then.And when we anchored off…"
"In 1958 we had a 2nd class (AB2) in arresting gear V-2 div CVA-31USS Bonny Dick crossing the deck at nite who walked into the prop of one of these AD-6`s.He didn`t make it.We also had the tanks fall off after they caught the wires during landing &…"
"The year was 1960 April 19 aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31 Bombay to Singapore Latitude 00-00 Longitude 84 00 00 " E"
"Hi Chief Warner...That`s a beautiful photo of the World Trade Center.I live in downtown Manhattan not to far away & walk there often to look at the reconstruction going on.I`am retired now but was at work in NJ the morning of the attack.I often go…"
"Better to be sent to the bottom by friendly fire when your time is up,than to cut apart in some foreign shipyard & the scrap turned into cheap toys or someother useless item.Great ships never die,the spirit of there crews & exploits never leave them."
"Launched 29 April 1944 NY Navy Yard(Brooklyn) sponsored by Mrs.J.S.McCain wife of Vice Adm.McCain & commissioned 26 Nov. 1944,Capt. A.O.Rule Jr. in command.Joined carrier Task Force 38 off Okinawa 6 June 1945.During June 7-10 she joined in the…"
"Look at her,pretty as the prettiest curvy girl u know.She could turn into the wind faster than that girl in Yokosuka who grabbed your white hat & ran back into the bar."
"Hi Mike,Thanks 4 welcoming me aboard.You sure put in your time,thank you 4 your service.I`am retired now & still live in Manhattan,life is good & I hope it`s the same 4 u.I never got the Navy out of my system,I guess once a sailor always a sailor.I…"
"Thank You for allowing me to come aboard.I hope to get some of my past crew members of the "Bon Homme Richard"CVA-31 to get on board also."
"Thank You Jim,this old Vet.1957-1963 still gets goose bumps when I see these photo`s & listen to the music.Same as my days on the flight deck of the Bonny Dick CVA-31 when the Captain "Turned the Ship into the Wind" & planes about to land were 10…"
"Makes an old Airman like me proud to have served aboard a carrier.USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31 V-2 div."
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