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"I was in C133 from April 24th to June of 1981 will never forget marching on the grinder and getting cycled by our CC back at the barracks. Denise Carter we probably marched pass each other plenty of times."
"no I wasnot at all envious of your gold. I personally think a bt back then was work hard and play hard not getting gold did not give you any more pay. I think you gold wearing 1sts were jealous of us real bts"
"The reason you drilled out 11s and made 9s was because with F-76 we lost 15% BTU's when converted. Superheat temps. were not higher, they were lower. I know, I went through the conversion. The B&W M type boiler was the best ever built. It was the…"
"Surely You Jest!!
No, the gold just sets us apart from the chaff that goes on liberty and makes fools of themselves, and I think you might have been a little envious when we walked around with our GOLD."
No, the gold just sets us apart from the chaff that goes on liberty and makes fools of themselves, and I think you might have been a little envious when we walked around with our GOLD."
"i rember the collistion in75nov i was on the jfk cv67 GOD bless all that were lost"
"I was at RTC Orlando from 14 June 1976 to August 1976, Company 331, then went from there to NTC Orlando for Basic Electricity and Electronics school. And yeah, hot as hell that summer!"
"was on the stone from march 93-march95.started out running 38a and had a run in with a pos divo and asked to be transferred to b -div they thought it was a punishment. did 1 year in the pit before finishing my 20 at little creek in the gov and…"
"i spent 14 years in, and in a couple rates that i was better than just good at both (YES I AM BLOWING MY OWN HORN And there are a hell of a lot of others that should also be doing it. i should know. because i worked with a lot of them, some were…"
"i made bt1,ni 1969,on the yorktown cvs 10,dischrarged right after,seems like i know you?real name terry l barentsen,
i did all yu hav,loved it also!! viet nam got me! agent orand,,i was oil and water king,on a transport ,tap-176, the GENERAL J C…"
i did all yu hav,loved it also!! viet nam got me! agent orand,,i was oil and water king,on a transport ,tap-176, the GENERAL J C…"
"Thanks for sharing Vince. Retired in 96 in the USNR as SM1 no regrets either. It is, what it is . Full acceptance. I also took responsibility for my contributions. School of hard knocks did wonders. Navy sent me to school and bought me books.…"
"I really think because you have such a low opinion of your fellow first classes you were probably just what I call an E-6 anyway. you I would guess are like a fan stand behind it and it sucks stand in front of it and it blows stand beside it and it…"
"not a very smart thing to light off the back wall saw a burner front on an lpd expand 4 inches when it lit good watchstanding keeps those fires in the box. How many of you guys steamed m-types?"
"I was in K068 from April 27th to June 1981. I think my was doing suicide watch for somebody that was trying to get out and slit their wrist. Although that wasn't the worst. Hauling mattresses to a bunker topped the list.
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"Vince,
We were there at the same time. I was in Co 435 from Sept 76 to Nov 76. BM2 Boucker was our company commander. Do you remember when they sent us all out on the grinder because they found lice in one of the company's laundry, so they…"
We were there at the same time. I was in Co 435 from Sept 76 to Nov 76. BM2 Boucker was our company commander. Do you remember when they sent us all out on the grinder because they found lice in one of the company's laundry, so they…"
"when I was a young impressionable Btfa I went to cos mast on nav sta rota for assault on aN MM! while at a bar in downtown rota. that was quite memorable where is horseheads ny?"
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Location
Dandridge, TN
Birthday:
August 24
Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Where were you or your family stationed?
orlando,fla grat lakes,ill uss nashville(twice) sima norfolk(twice) nas whiting field uss coral sea, uss belknap and uss yellowstone
Veteran of Foreign War
Lebanon, Grenada, Desert Storm, Desert Shield
Current Status with the US Navy
Retired
Start date of your service
September 3, 1976
End date of your service
September 30, 1996
Comments
No sea duty in all that time. Always got sent to the fun duties at training commands. Did instructor duty at NTTC Meridian and also some overseas duty.
Welcome aboard! May you have Fair Winds and Following Seas.
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Was good friends with Marvin and James Adkins, I worked with Adkins right after I got out for a few months.