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I was given permission and I advanced to the Quarterdeck where I got my orders stamped and signed in. Someone from Air dept. was called and I was shown the way to my berthing space. After a quick meet with my new Shipmates, I was escorted to the Air…
After my leave was up I had a friend drive me to Seattle, and got a flight to San Diego. I arrived at the airport in San Diego, and took a city bus to the Naval Station on 32nd st. The Bus stopped at the main gate and I got off and checked in…
After a long bus ride, I go to the airport in Tallahassee spend a good share of my cash on a ticket. At least I'm on my way home. I still have a couple weeks until I'm due at my new command. I had to get some money from Dad to buy my airline…
I ponder my options and decide I only have one that won't waste more of my leave, and require me to get money to pay for it all. I can somehow leave my car here and go to Tallahassee and get a flight home. He tells me he might be able to buy my car…
On the third day since I left Cecil; Field, I get the lowdown. He can get a rebuilt motor but it will take a day for it to arrive and then another day to install and get everything ready. I have some money but not enough to pay for everything. I…
The next day I find out it's bad news. He says he needs to pull the motor and head so I give him the okay. Later I returned and found out that I had a broken exhaust valve and a hole in my piston. To fix it right I would need to do a rebuild…
Luckily I am less than a mile from town. Lake City FL. and as I'm walking along I get a ride from a local, and he takes me to a guy who has a shop that does auto repairs. The shop owner offers help with getting my car to town. We go get my car and…
A beautiful day with sunny weather and I have been on the road for about ninety minutes. Passed by the Swanee river and the Okefenokee swamp. As I was cruising along, suddenly my engine died and I coasted to a stop along the shoulder. I messed…
Early December 1970, I load everything I own into the back seat of a 63 VW. I check out at the gate of NAS Cecil Field and hit the road heading west. I plan to drive home to Washington state for some leave before I report to the ship in San Diego…
I have my car and I decide to drive it cross country instead of selling it and flying home. I figure I can drive it in four days, maybe five. I request leave for 20 days and travel time to the west coast was five days. So I had 25 days until I had…
My 18 months is up at the end of December and my orders come through. I am going back to San Diego to report to the USS Vancouver LPD 2. I have some leave built up so I decide to take home leave before reporting to the ship.
I took the test for Petty officer and after about 60 days the results are posted on the board, I passed and get advanced on 01 June 1970. I'll continue on the crash crew with the same job I had as an E-3 Airman. No changes yet except a few more…
The crew on an MB5 crash truck consists of Driver/operator, turret man, and two rescue/hose men. On sIow days when we don't have ops, we'll run Hot drills at the base. We have a mock-up old fighter jet that gets dowsed with JP5 and set a blaze. The…
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Location
Cashmere, WA
Birthday:
December 19
Age:
73
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Enlisted Rating
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling)
Where were you or your family stationed?
RTC NTC San Diego CA. 1968 Company 788 NAVTRCEN Lakehurst NJ 1969 ABH class 909 NAS Cecil Field Jacksonville FL./OLF Whitehouse crash crew USS Vancouver LPD2 32nd st Naval Station pier 8 San Diego CA.
Veteran of Foreign War
Vietnam
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
November 12, 1968
End date of your service
November 10, 1972
Comments
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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