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  John Frejik June 21, 2010 at 12:21pm

  I think a good paint job will make the FID look as good as new. It's amazing how the Navy says it's too rusty and too far gone to preserve as a museum. This ship has too much history to scrap or sink.
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  Al Lieberman June 21, 2010 at 11:48am

  Thanks for the link Kim. The FID looks quite different from it's active days.
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  Kim Brockhoff June 21, 2010 at 9:14am

  http://picasaweb.google.com/mattgineo/ForestallEdit?feat=email#slid... You might try to copy and paste this link. It has photos of the Forrestal move from last Friday
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  charles KUNK kunkel June 20, 2010 at 12:23pm

  how much is it worth when sold as scrap metal (Forrestal that is), lets buy it, we all chip in, everybody gets a condo on board anchored offshore or permanent pier side, id buy if i could
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  dj June 6, 2010 at 8:25pm

  Frank,good to see your post, let me know when or if you decide to go to Va Beach,only live 5 hours away,may see if we could meet up, let me know Jamie
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  Frank "Cowboy" Kistler June 4, 2010 at 8:55pm

  Howdy everyone, been awhile since I have checked this page out and noticed I am getting behind on staying in touch. Has been a hectic year with the job. I am starting to see names again that I recognize from my time with the Falcons from 79-82. Would be good to hear from anyone I worked with or went on Liberty with. Anyone that remembers me in Egypt keep the stories to yourself...LOL. Well anyway won't bore everyone and hope to get reaquainted with old friends and shipmates. Am toying with the idea of going back to VA.Beach as the wife would like to see where I was stationed. Hope this finds everyone doing well and talk to ya soon. I will start checking things more often. Frank "Cowboy" Kistler
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  Kim Brockhoff June 4, 2010 at 9:18am

  Just received email from the Forrestal Society people that the USS Forrestal will be moved from Newport Naval Station on July the 15th (16th,17th,or 18th) if bad weather. They're towing her to Philly ship yard but have not said what happens after she gets there. Will post more if I hear. There's a small cruise ship with some $25 seats available that is going to escort her down to Philly if anyone's interested. Could be the beginning of the end for Forrestal !
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  DaleW George May 24, 2010 at 6:53pm

  Hey Falcons I have been to the pensacola naval air museum and they have a wall with all the pilots that have 10,000 traps and CDR Zallatoper is one of them thats a lot of flying Dale George
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  DaleW George May 19, 2010 at 9:30pm

  Hello everyone hope we can pull off a reunion it would be good to see all of you again ps hope they dont make a reef out of the FID to much history on that ship me and my grandfather served on the FID hate to see it sunk. take care Dale
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  Kim Brockhoff April 29, 2010 at 10:19am

  Recognized you also. Wheren't you a plane captain? I was thinking this was the 72 cruise but it was the 71 cruise ? Recently found Steve Gullion over in Indiana and Ray Kohl in Pa. and also Slats ( Richard Slatniske ) over in Pa. also.John Drees (still a good friend of mine) lives here in the Cincinnati area. Any other of the guys from the 71 cruise you have kept up with ? I hope we can get this reunion together.