IMPERIVM NEPTVNI REGIS - To all Sailors wherever ye may be: and to all MERMAIDS, WHALES, SEA SERPENTS PORPOSIS, SHARKS, DOLPHINS, ELLS, SKATES, SUCKERS, CRABS, LOBSTERS AND ALL OTHER LIVING THINGS OF THE SEA. GREETING, Know ye.....
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  • Lindsey E. Ford HMC (SW) December 21, 2013 at 2:47pm

    Mele Kalikimaka James - I did three years at Pearl - enjoy the holidays :)

  • James Franklin Benson December 10, 2013 at 6:37pm

    Hey,chief Lindsey...I like that term:..."WACK A WOG" That one takes me back in time...long,long ago.

  • James W Ward December 10, 2013 at 6:05pm

    Merry Christmas all or as we say here on Maui, Mele kalikimaka

  • Lindsey E. Ford HMC (SW) December 10, 2013 at 5:58pm

    Merry Christmas to all - Shellbacks and Polyogs also! Tis the season to be jolly (as in Jolly Roger) and to wack a wog:)

  • James Franklin Benson December 10, 2013 at 3:01pm

    Merry Christmas to you too,Mr.John W.Sargent,you salty"old" Shellback....Heck,that even goes to POLLYWOGS,as well!!...Merry Christmas to EVERYBODY!!

  • John W Sargent December 10, 2013 at 12:10pm

    It must be the season no comments for a month then it lights up the shellback blog.Merry Christmas to all Shellbacks

     

  • James Franklin Benson December 10, 2013 at 7:47am

    After we arrived in Australia & went on Liberty,none of the Aussies would let us pay any money for anything we wanted to buy...it was a all free.Even the young ladies who made up the "welcoming committee" were kind of extra "friendly" to us...This action was in appreciation of our troops from WW11 saving them from the Japanese Army...I think every sailor on board the ship fell in love with a TRUE LOVE down there.

  • James W Ward December 9, 2013 at 7:28pm

    Tom, I was there for that crossing, I was one of the shell backs.  Didn't do much but when I saw a Lt that I knew I had to go and give him one hell of a swat on the rump!, he turned and I saluted him..  Next couple of weeks were a bit rough but I made it through ok.. LT Stills was just one of those officers that wanted his way no matter if it was right or wrong.  Explaining your position was a waste of time.  But I loved working on the Teletype, He made me routine all of the teletypes we had, then sent me off to a couple of other ships to do theirs too.  Throw me into the briar patch..

  • James Franklin Benson December 9, 2013 at 7:16pm

    AMEN,Jeff!

  • Thomas McTigue December 9, 2013 at 2:34pm

    I became a Shellback during Apollo 11, aboard the USS Hornet CVS-12. On July 15th, 1969. What a blast............

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Those Shellbacks seeking information on retiring here in the Philippines might want to check this out.Retired Activities Office (RAO) Subic Bay, Philippines.Throw the slimmy WOGS in the S--t river!

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