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"Shipmates: Better late than never. Just noticed this group and proud to join. Membership in the choir during boot camp, Sep 61-Nov 61. Thanks. djp...out "
"Yes, the tear was there...with a lump in the throat too. A very moving event! Congratulations to the entire Bush Family and to the United States Navy. Looks like a GREAT ship. Well done!"
"Thanks for the opportunity. Very nice site...impressive design!"
"Tom,
Been feeling a bit ancient lately, with the recent news of Fred’s death, etc. Doing some reflecting lately, thinking about the places & things I’ve done. Now I really feel archaic…your son is a retired E-9…seems very hard to believe. Good to…"
Been feeling a bit ancient lately, with the recent news of Fred’s death, etc. Doing some reflecting lately, thinking about the places & things I’ve done. Now I really feel archaic…your son is a retired E-9…seems very hard to believe. Good to…"
"Doug,
I was sent link information to your NavyVets web site yesterday by John "Ole" Olsson. I've been messing around with the site for several hours since joining. My impression so far is highly positive...why would I (or anyone else for that…"
I was sent link information to your NavyVets web site yesterday by John "Ole" Olsson. I've been messing around with the site for several hours since joining. My impression so far is highly positive...why would I (or anyone else for that…"
"Yes, looked through TB's web site/blog photos, etc. yesterday. I've got to spend more time with the site and add some photos. Most of my good stuff pre-dates digital photography...got to play around with conversion a bit...not sure if my scanner…"
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Been a long time. Noticed that you are intending to attend the reunion in Dan Diego. We are considering it. Have a son (retired E-9) living in San Diego and a daughter in the Air Force at Monterey DLI learning Arabic. Maybe we'll see you at the reunion.
1. Pulled a 3M/PMS card from the board, gave it to the PO3 who signed it off, and asked him to walk me through the maintenance procedure. The guy could not even take me to the location of the required test equipment storage. This was not an isolated case...unfortunately. Kind of a sick feeling...gun-decking maintenance was the rule...not the exception...at least in OPS.
2. I remember being the JOOD on a bridge mid-watch as FORRESTAL made a 3-hour, high-speed run directly east out of Norfolk. Was very surprised by the rolling...the way the ship bounced around as we did some high speed turns. Kind of reminded me of horizontal "angles and dangles".
3. As I was leaving the ship one night via the hanger deck ladder, noted a large brass plaque mounted about midships. It displayed the names of 134 guys killed during the October 1967 accident and fire off VietNam (the one where John McCain's A4 was hit by an faulty F4 missile firing). Anyway...stood there and read the names...only to discover that Alan Metz, a kid I went to grade school, cub scouts, etc. with...was amoung the dead. What a shock. Didn't know about his death till that moment...we must have been on patrol at the time...I never got word.
Have you ever been to this site? It has a lot of the sub school class photos. Mine is missing and I keep "meanin' to" scan it and send it in, but haven't got around to it. http://www.bessphotos.com/