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"I would like to hear many others stories. I was a SA a couple weeks out of boot camp, and reported on-board in Naples just before we pulld out for those OPS. I recall the spaces forward where you guys were at. I have stories about investigating in…"
"Yes, I recall the Chaplain finishing the evening prayer at taps which was 2200. It couldn 't have been but 2 or 3 minutes later when the collision alarm started sounding. I was quite scared when the fire marshal took a few of us up to the 03 level…"
" I too was in VS-21 for the 1975 cruise. A the time of the collision, I was an AME-2. I was in the shop/ squadron paraloft on the 03 level across the passageway from the ready room at the time. When the alarm was sounded along with "fire on the…"
"Thanks for vivid account, John. Only heard about this accident but never knew the details.
Bobby Todaro Plank Owner
CVA-67 '68 - '70"
Bobby Todaro Plank Owner
CVA-67 '68 - '70"
"Anyone here from West Chester or Chester County?"
"Our stress card in 75' was knowing there is always tomorrow... yea right! It certainly isn't reality. I'll get my stress card out when the ship is burning and flooding (JFK Nov. 1975 collision)."
"Thanks Chief Rogerson. It has been a great Christmas also. I have a nephew we raised. Jeremy is a Army Sergeant First Class (E7) home from his 4th deployment to Iraq. We were all together for dinner with grandparents. Jeremy will be an instructor at…"
"Robert, I'm with you my friend. I haven't had a paycheck in 15 mos. and my reserve retirement doesn't kick in until 2017. It would be cool to serve with my son too! BTW - Everyone have a Merry Christmas!"
"Thanks Deanna! I'm going to take advantage of that with Mrs. Chief since she has a dependent's I.D. - If everyone on this list that has an I.D. of some sort I would like to remind you and encourage each and everyone of you to display it when…"
"Great photos. I wish I had some like this. About 4 or 5 years ago I was on a recording project in Orlando with church youth from around the country and we went on community service to rest home in Winter Park. I met some men visiting their mother,…"
"Hey Shannon, I think you mean the "Blue Jacket" (ship) at the far end of the grinder. I went to 2 weeks of AT training because I had orders to the fleet (USS John F Kennedy) before attending RM "A" School. It seems they sent all of us to AT due to…"
"Jacquelyn, I hope you and your friends aren't Quartermasters. I remember leave was just a day at Disney on the bus from RTC. They don't have anything like that to Six Flags in Great Lakes. It's down to business for a solid 8 weeks. Most of it is…"
"Nothing COED but Chapel, and some dinning. It is very different now."
"I had not realized that it was that new when I went through in July 1975. It was operating at 100% I suspect. Company 029 and just a few others were moved to dinning on the "other side" of the chow hall with the females. QUITE A NOVELTY to us! We…"
"What year was that Mary?... if I me be so bold."
"Al Brannon, I suppose you knew PR2 Larry Phyllis? He was a friend hat I met during my trip to catch up with Big John in the Med following boot leave. I recall someone caught a bird on-board and ran put it in the LOX converter test stand and ran it…"
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