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"I've got the CNFV Patch - had the original design on a picture of the berets we were authorized to wear and had it made at a patch shop here in South Jersey - someone ripped off my original beret, but got a replacement one from my dad who was also…"
"Will -we probably met each other at Headquarters - worked in the Plans (N-5) office - I spent a lot of time in the Graphics office preparing briefing graphics (view graphs) for the Department and for the road trips where we presented the briefings…"
"Served with the Staff of CNFV (N-5 Plans and Operations) as a YN3 from Nov 68 thru May 70. Would really like to be able to find one of our berets (mine was boosted by someone years later). "
"Reported to the Dubuque Sep 90 - to the ships Intelligence Division (OZ) - in fact I was the ship's Intelligence Division - Independent Duty ISC - Picked up the ship in the gulf and finally retired onboard in June 93. "
"Reported onboard the Midway (OZ Division) in April 77 as an IS1. Transferred March 80 to CNFJ."
"Born in Somers Point - Raised a bit of everywhere - was a Navy brat. Jointed the Navy Reserve while in high school in Charleston SC Nov 64, transferred to regular Navy Jun 67 in San Diego CA. Retired as a ISC,and returned to NJ for the first time…"
"Got my first CBR while onboard the USS Yorktown (CVS-10) during operations off of Vietnam, second one while serving in Vietnam (COMNAVFORV) and got my third one while serving on the staff of Cruiser-Destroyer Group Seventh Fleet (onboard USS…"
"Reported onboard VP-10 in June 1970 - after completing 19 months in Vietnam - detached in July 1971 after the Sigonella, Sicily deployment."
"John - might have bumped into you at one time - I was on the Blue Ridge, Midway and Dubuque while they were home ported in Japan - very possible it was the Dubuque (I reported onboard Sep 90 - actually flew out ahead and met the ship in the gulf for…"
"After being in Yokosuka from 77 to 86 (Midway (OZ), CNFJ (N2) and C7F (N2) the Navy in all it's wisdom decided I was due for a change - so they spent the big bucks and transferred me to FOSIF WESTPAC in Kami Seya, JA - about 40 miles up the road in…"
"I was one of the original YN-2505's to be selected to be converted to IS, went to the "A" school at Lowry AFB as a 1st class selectee with order to the USS Midway in Yokosuka, JA. "
"Thanks for the welcome! Already found another shipmate that I served with on the site."
"First visited Yokosuka in 67/68 on our Westpac cruise. Then came back to Yoko in Sep of 71 to 74 stationed at CNFJ N2, left for a brief period (18 months in Seattle) then came back to Yoko in 77 and stayed in Japan until Jun 93 (Yoko, Kami Seya,…"
"First command after going Regular Navy in 1967 - Joined her while in the yards in Long Beach, then made the Westpac cruise, supported operations for the USS Pueblo crisis in the SOJ, Ops off of Vietnam, became a Shellback on that cruise when we went…"
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Sorry for delay. I haven't ben monitoring this site much for awhile. Usually on Facebook.
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I was up in the com center the "Z" man relieved Adm. Veth. , they sent me tad to the drafting/graphics shop to do the briefing for communications for the change of command.
I have always been an illustrator/engineer, Commander Heenan asked me to stay in graphics, because their only illustrator's tour and enlistment was up. So, I yes, and my mos changed from RM to RM-DM. Captain Fink headed up the com center at the time and he wasn't to happy. It was good though. I did get to travel in country a little bit,
I helped one of the communications Chiefs set up the MARS station in Saigon, Cam-Ran bay a a few other places. .
We may well have, I worked in the converted horse stable right next to the post office.
I have recently spoke with the Lt. that was basically our immediate supervisor. Funny
things was, he came from a town 10 miles away from where I lived in upstate New York.
I have trying to find some kind of patch from the command. Only one I have seen was the
COMNAVFORV communications patch. I don't know if you were there at the time, but as you entered our shop there was a plaque on he wall of "Saigon Warrior Ribbons", that I
made up as a joke. I spent my year at the Dai-Nam hotel just a block down from the Plaza hotel on Tra-Houng-Doa.
made up a
Welcome to NJ vets page, just got back to this site recently been visiting grandkids in Fla
We were on the same ships but at different times........CV-41, LCC-19 & LPD-8
I'm Glad you posted your picture .. had to be on the Blueridge .. times match ... I was ship's company '79-'86.
R/ Glenn
Welcome aboard shipmate, May you have Fair Winds and Following Seas!