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  David W Asche January 24, 2014 at 3:23pm

  Just take the Slater out for a quick trip around the Atlantic.  Let it bob around a while, Do a few trips walking the bulkheads and trying to stay seated on the head while you do your business.  Then try to eat in the mess without making a mess, try and stay in bed at night and after a while, you will be able to call yourself and "Old Salt" like the rest of us...
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  James W Ward January 24, 2014 at 3:22pm

  Saw the Deck of the USS Annapolis, USS Sheldon, and USS Hornet.   Never saw any shore duty..But I did see a lot of the world.. and some places I just as soon forget...
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  Jim Decota January 24, 2014 at 3:17pm

  One of the things I remember was watching as the ships of the fleet would come and go through the bay.

  and thinking to myself as a young lad of 17, "someday soon I will get to be on one of those and see the world"! Not! They didn't tell me that I may go through my enlistment and never see the deck of a ship!
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  Linda E Kaercher January 23, 2014 at 4:41pm

  I was at IC-A school at RTC in 1989. I had so much fun
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  H. Buning January 22, 2014 at 3:15am

  Thanks for the link, Jim. I remember being on watch (guarding the clotheslines) and looking out over the harbor towards North Island......
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  Jim Decota January 21, 2014 at 8:01pm

  For those of you that may reminisce about those days! I found myself keeping this webcam upon my screen and remembering the view!

  http://sundiegolive.com/

  It pans, zooms in and  gives you a nice view of the Midway. Also, with it all lit up at night. Only a corner of North Island shows. but, you can see the island of one of the carriers berthed there. Switch to the Shelter Island cam and see Point Loma. Too bad it doesn't 360 and show our old stomping ground. ( I mean "marching grounds")

  Be sure to "full screen" it! Unlike most other webcams out there this one is a live stream that almost make you feel you are looking out the window! Just like those days in Camp Nimitz!
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  James W Ward December 31, 2013 at 2:55pm

  Charles you were right behind me, Co 402 1966..

  Happy New Year to all
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  Charles L. (Charlie) Powers December 31, 2013 at 1:52pm

  Company 409, July, 1966
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  William A. Whisenant, Jr December 24, 2013 at 2:50pm

  Thanks Thomas,

  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family.  Also Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my Navy Vets friends.  Please remember our active duty vets who are away from home during this time of the year.  I know we all remember some of those times.

  William A.
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  Thomas Collier December 24, 2013 at 11:38am

  WANTED TO STOP BY AND WISH ALL THE MEMBERS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HOPING ALL OF YOU WELL!

  REV TOM