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"Don, I won't be able to come this year but I expect my finances to be a lot better next year. I'll start planning now for my trip then."
"I agree 100% Don. And I thank you for joining this Lester group. The Lester had a bunch of good men riding around on her. Were you aboard when she went to Bermuda?"
"I crossed a second time 245 days later on the return trip to Norfolk..."
"Thanx Bob, I appreciate you joining. Do you remember David Guyear? He was a GM3 too. He & I have been staying in touch since I left the Lester in 1972. He lives in Tennessee."
"Hey Freddie, I was wondering if you ask Eddie to join our group? "
"Yes I remember old Eddie. Be sure to tell him hello for me. He's doing alright I guess? I'm in Ga. Don is in Chicago. Where you & Eddie from. Eddie was kinda tall wasn't he? Try to get him to join this group if you can. What was your rate Freddie?…"
"Hey Freddie. I thought I'd give you a yell. Do you remember a Don Shields or a Mark Priest that work in admin. Or Steven Kirchhoff that was an EM-3. He was on there about the same time we were. I was just alerted today on Steven & sent him a message…"
"Welcome aboard, Freddie. Glad to have you. Please if you will mention this site to any old shipmates that were there with us. My old memory can't recall the gunboats right off hand. Wish I could. I imagine it was a trying time. Later..."
"OK, Shipmates from the USS Lester DE 1022. Lets get some more members on here. Lester was a small ship but I know there's plenty of you out there who where on board. I was a GMG3 when I was on there from 11/1969 to 08/1972. Retired in 1989 as a…"
"GMG1 Peacock, I was on board prior to commissioning. Reported Aug. 1977 & departed Aug. 1981. In G-2 Div. (Armory) at the beginning, until G-2 was combined with G-3. Ike was a great ship, but it was a long 4 years."
"Hello Timothy, I'm don't know if you have seen my comment on my searching for a shipmate or not. If you haven't I invite you to read it. Because I thought you might have some connections in New Orleans that might possibly have access to information…"
"I was a member of the First Class Mess & Plankowner on board the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69. From 1977 to 1981 when I departed. IKE was a fine ship. It was also a long 4 years I spent on board & quite an experience. I had some good shipmates &…"
"I am GMG1 Peacock (USN Ret) I crossed the line on 23 April 1980 at 030-35w on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) bound for the Indian Ocean. Singapore was our only port visit for the entire 245 days before returning to Norfolk, Va."
"I retired in 1989 from Special Boat Unit 22, I was there from Sept. 1981 to Aug. 1989. I'm trying to find someone that may remember the name of a YN1 Wave that was at SBU22 toward the end of 1981 & beginning of 1982. In 1982 she went TAD to a cold…"
"Thanx Bill for your comment. I've no doubt I will enjoy Navy Veterans. I have several shipmates I plan on inviting already. I have one shipmate in particular I have been trying to find but its kinda hard when I can't remember her name, just her…"
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Bill
I'm Bill Karr. My son Doug created this site and I help him out a bit. We hope that you enjoy it.
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