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  John L. Morton September 23, 2009 at 1:20pm

  I crossed the equator onboard the USS San Jose (AFS - 7) in 1980 going to the Indian Ocean. I was a BM1 in 2nd Division, asst LPO.
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  Tommy G Wallin September 20, 2009 at 5:01pm

  I crossed 1962 aboard the USS Navasota AO 106 trip down under, two times aboard the USS Mars AFS 1 on many trips to Vietnam Waters.
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  Michael Bankson September 19, 2009 at 7:55pm

  I crossed the equator(the first time) on 13 April 1984, onboard the USS Prairie (AD-15).
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  Jeff Rice September 19, 2009 at 5:33pm

  Was initiated into the Order of the Deep onboard USS THOMAS S GATES (CG 51)
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  david shrope September 15, 2009 at 5:49pm

  i was initited into the deep on the jesse l brown on august 7 1989
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  George A. Cowan August 11, 2009 at 8:37pm

  became a shellback on board uss valcour agf 1 in oct 72. had a great day and gave it back on board in 80 on board uss king ddg 41
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  Michael Habenicht August 7, 2009 at 1:09pm

  I got a letter from Dave Ysaguirre in Aug 08 about a USS Missouri BB63 reunion in 2011 in Hawaii. I've got it on my calendar and plan to attend. I'd really dig seeing the ship and showing the wife around deck, where I worked, lived... lots of memories.
  Michael
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  Michael Habenicht August 7, 2009 at 12:25am

  Initiated aboard the USS Missouri BB63, in 86... The big guy at the end with the greasy belly had to be the worst of it!
  
  I sure did enjoy deal'n out the punishment on the following world cruise.
  
  Rushing, I'm quite certain we met onboard a few times.
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  Paul Basso August 2, 2009 at 12:22pm

  I was initiated aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43 after transiting the Straits of Malacca Jan 1980. Death to 'wogs'!
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  JIM COWAN July 24, 2009 at 11:02pm

  I WAS INITIATED ABOARD THE USS YOSEMITE AD-19, OCT 12 1982 IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.