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Some of the memories I have from my time on the ship are while standing at the rail while anchored or tied to a pier. Once we were running a amphibious exercise a few hundred yards from shore on a small Island in the PhiIlipines
was leaning on a…
was leaning on a…
How do you like my new shirt? The shirt is new but the white hat is over 50 yrs.
That's not my ship shown here but this is about were we were anchored on our visit in 1971
1971 on Westpac I made my first visit to Hong Kong. It was quite different than P.I. or Taiwan or Singapore. There were a lot more signs in English and lot of round eyed women which is something I haven't seen for several months. It makes me a bit…
1971 aboard the USS Vancouver LPD2 wearing all my gear for Flight Quarters.My job was to give signals to the pilots during landing, and take-off. Landing Signalman Enlisted LSE
After we left Danang we went to Okinawa. to unload some of the equipment we picked up in Vietnam which needed to be repaired. Then we headed back to Subic bay P.I. for some home port liberty. Olongapo city here we come.
After a couple days we arrive at Danang South Vietnam. The ship is guided to the Pier and tied up. We are only going to be here for a few hours. There are many work parties going on. There are a lot of of coming and going but we are not allowed off…
After a short visit to Singapore we head south for the equator and arrive the next day and spend a day initiating pollywogs (myself included) into the kingdom of Neptune as Shellbacks.
Well that was fun, but now we set course to the North for…
Well that was fun, but now we set course to the North for…
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Hello David! THANK YOU so much for the kind greeting. Hope all with you is well and that you are in the best of spirits. I am a former hospital corpsman turned Navy Counselor. I have over 8 years with the FMF. I retired at Camp Lejeune,NC. TAKE CARE! Will talk again! Bill Lassiter SCPO/USN/RET
Thanks David I can start with when I received orders to Vietnam, came in as orders to Vietnamese language school. Called the detailer and asked how i got selected. He told me I had aced my language battery when I joined the navy. My reply to him that was Spanish one to ten, tell me what Texas boy cannot count one to ten in Spanish. Vietnam 67-68 caught Tet in 68.
Ok! I will visto navyvet as well thanks again and i hope to meet up with some old friends to but its noce to meet new ones as well.
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Hello! I hope that i sound meeting a new of my old friends to and is noce to meet new ones well
Hey! Thanks for the instruction on how to change my photo
And how do I get my picture posted too?
Thanks it's been a long time since met someone from the Navy. Wanting to meet up with some old friends hoping to find them here. I was a road the USS New Orleans LPH- 11 from August 1985- April 1988. So tell about this site please and what's cooking with you.
This has got to be good! David, do you sling this much bullshit daily, weekly and monthly? Or did I catch you on your off day?
Hi David, In 1968, most of my time was spent on the America with VA-86, getting back late Dec.. We headed back out on the Coral Sea around Sept 69..I had an apartment in Jax in 69 and remember listing to " Crimson and Clover" over and over on the car radio.
I also remember listing to the moon landing at the apartment, as I was too poor to have a TV.
We got back from the second cruise around June 70 and I got out in May 71. Most of the time was spent going to schools at Cecil an Jax…..and getting ready to get out.
I've been back to Cecil, but not much there anymore, barracks', clubs, and exchange all gone. Mostly the hangers and the chapel are the remaining friendly sites. I'm glad that they are trying to make the chapel a formal memorial, given the memorial next to it.
I remember Cecil Field. I knew some guys who were there too.
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