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"Do you have Fanelli’s email? I hope he’s out of harm’s way with the oncoming hurricane.
Pete"
Pete"
"Still living on that turkey farm? My nephew’s daughter is a freshman at Boise State.
Leslie and I are in Camarillo, CA. The kids are nearby, with Emily and her family in Simi Valley, and Katie about a mile away in Camarillo. I’ve been retired…"
Leslie and I are in Camarillo, CA. The kids are nearby, with Emily and her family in Simi Valley, and Katie about a mile away in Camarillo. I’ve been retired…"
"Wow, that’s quite the Navy family. Do you still wear your Virginia is for Grits tee shirt? I remember when we came up with that. I checked on the Hampton house a few months ago, didn’t realize it was rebuilt (only saw it on a map).
I have a copy…"
I have a copy…"
"Was on Her in 74/75-78"
"Is Signalman Chief Colgate, CC of Co. 077 (1969) still around? I was the one of four recruits sent from Los Angeles to the brand new boot camp in Orlando. We were in Co. 072, then I was set back after a few days in the base hospital, and I ended…"
"There was no NTC in 1969 when I was in the initial Co. 077. The only guys that went to school instead of the fleet upon graduating were us Nukes and ET's. I went to IC "A" School in Great Lakes, then Nuclear Power School at Mare Island, and the…"
"Served from Feb. 1969 to Dec. 1974 - Nuke IC-1
Original Co. 072/077 at RTC Orlando - 4 of us were sent to the new boot camp from the Los Angeles Induction Center. Everyone else in my company was from Georgia and Louisiana. Went on to NTC GLakes…"
Original Co. 072/077 at RTC Orlando - 4 of us were sent to the new boot camp from the Los Angeles Induction Center. Everyone else in my company was from Georgia and Louisiana. Went on to NTC GLakes…"
"I was in the original Co. 072/077 in Feb. 1969, and RTC Orlando was still under construction. Now it's gone. I attended Nuclear Power School at Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. It's gone. I served my Vietnam duty aboard the USS Enterprise. It's being…"
"Thanks for the photos. I was there the day the USS Neversail was "commissioned." It was in 1969, probably the last week or so of April. It was two weeks before I graduated with the original Co. 077. There were only a couple of companies…"
"In February 1969, the Navy Induction Center in Los Angeles sent four of us to Orlando, FL, where a new boot camp was being established. I started in Co. 072, spent a weekend in the base hospital, and had to wait for Co. 077 to be formed. It took a…"
I was a member of the First Increment of the Pre-Commissioning Crew for the USS South Carolina, DLGN-37 (changed to CGN-37 after commissioning). I was initially assigned to the Pre-Commissioning Crew of the USS Nimitz, CVN-68, but it was behind its…
I attended BE&E School, and IC-A School in 1969. Lived in Snipes Castle, stood tornado watches, and I remember when they first let us keep civvies in our lockers on base. I went to Nuke School in Mare Island (Vallejo, CA) in Jan. 1969, then S1W…
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Location
Thousand Oaks, CA
Birthday:
December 27
Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Where were you or your family stationed?
RTC Orlando, FL Great Lakes NTC, IL USS Braine, DD630 NPTU Mare Island, Vallejo, CA S1W Nuclear Prototype, Idaho Falls, ID USS Enterprise CVN65 USS South Carolina DLGN37 - Precommissioning Crew/Plank Owner
Veteran of Foreign War
Vietnam
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
February 20, 1969
End date of your service
December 18, 1974
Comments
Hi Pete, sold the cows a few months ago, still farming the 220 acres, but collecting SS , IRA;s and pensions so I won't have to sell the farm and move next to the displaced California people escaping from down there. ha. Visited the old house on 228 Newport News Ave a few years ago, they tore down the old structure and rebuilt a new one that is very similar. The property is part of the historical Hampton District. So they had a requirement to do so when the new owners acquired it from the Howell's. You can see it on Google Street. My oldest son Chris, wife Sally and two girls, lived over the bay near the tunnel at the time. He is currently in Bremerton,WA, CO of the Seawolf. The brow of the South Carolina is planted outside the Bremerton Naval Shipyard. The 37 is still on it but the plaque is not inscribed with the ships name. You can find it on google street too. If I get some ambition I will send a picture of it as my family all gathered there for the Seawolf change of command ceremony. My oldest daughter Stephanie lives in Virginia Beach with her husband and three children, Matt is a CDR and XO of a Destroyer. Mark my youngest son is in Lemoore, CA, wife Kelly and two boys, Mark is a LtCDR and flies the F18-F, yea his dream of flying since he was 10 years old. Jenn my youngest is in San Diego with her husband, Ben, who is a LtCdr and Combat Systems Officer on a destroyer. Trish and I are still in the same house, my Mom died a year ago so no one living in her house at the moment. I bought my uncle's house and farm, down the road and have an old neighbor living there. So we are pretty much here alone, but can travel more now that the cows are not tying me down on a daily basis. Mike Greetis lives in Boise, but I haven't been in contact with him since we met up Dan Hull's years ago. I have visited the Hulls since for a few hours. Need to go back before we all kick the bucket. Keep in touch Phil
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