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"hey dale, we have searched high and low for hillbilly, can not find him, there are quite a few on here from our era... if you can think of where steve was from , his home town, I can work on it some again... just let me know. FYI we have lost some…"
"Dave Bevis here...VA-85 ,USS forestall NAS Oceana from 1979 to 1982. I grew up in Edinburgh,Indiana. Currently live in Columbus,In. and work in Franklin,In. I keep in touch with a few of my old ship-mates and love to hear from anyone who likes to…"
"Bruce...and all whom replied, All went well with surgeries, had a total of three to get every thing back in working order. Doc says I am good to go {good thing they didn't send in a Psychiatrist } Had a lot of internal bleeding just re-appear out…"
"had a great time at the reunion, good friends ,great laughs and free beer... by the way . you guys are looking OLD"
"Bruce. I dont send a lot of bullshit texts and e-mails...or junk mail i should say. but I promise i will keep in touch. I am still trying hard to get in touch with dave prater. The last address I had for him was in illinois.I have called about 6…"
"hey bruce denner, I believe burnouts real name was donald morris"
"Al.... The biggest challange is finding a people search engine that doesnt want to charge for useless information. I dont mind paying at all , I just want my moneys worth....LOL"
"Good deal bruce...I got your e-,mail address. if you look around you will find most of the familiar faces on va-85 here on nav. vets... plus on the va-85 site here it gives all of the info on the reunion. I will definitly go if you do. It will good…"
"I attended PR " A " school at lakehurst in late 1978 early 1979 . Had a lot of good times and made some friends."
"Al , yard dog was from evansville indiana. I have not seen or heard from him since he left va-85.."
"I was on the FID with VA-85 . I was assigned to the PR shop and done 2 1/2 med cruises from late 1978 till early 1982. If anybody remembers me please feel free to drop me a line...I am planning on trying to attend the reunion...IF...well all falls…"
"Hey guys...Im not sure if anybody remembers me or not...I worked in the PR shop with Smitty,johnny tyson ,chris leblanc and chuck lathrop...I was on the FID and at oceana from late 1978 until mid 1982 with VA-85 I lived just outside of base and rode…"
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Welcome back to VA-85 Dave. If you have some pics you're willing to share, upload them onto your profile page. Also, feel free to chime in your comment. Hopefully you'll recognize some name and reconnect with some former shipmates.
The reunion will be held in Virginia Beach this September. Many of us will are planning to be there. Be sure to contact Bob Moore for more info. Glad you joined NavyVets. -Al