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  Douglas James Riley October 2, 2013 at 7:13pm

  When I was in70-79) geedunk was the junk food or the ships store where you bought the junk food. Just thought it meant junk in general when they started using it on the Nation Defense Medal.
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  David W Asche October 2, 2013 at 2:57pm

  Sorry.  My bad.  I meant Decota's ship.  Damn neuropathy in my hands is making it harder to type like I once did.  Eyes are going a bit fritzy, too. 
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  David W Asche October 1, 2013 at 11:28pm

  I was also the one who informed you guys what the red seat was for in the head on Decosta's DE.  I learned that from dear ol' dad, too.
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  David W Asche October 1, 2013 at 11:25pm

  "Pogie Bait" is a term used by the Marines due to the fact they called those in the rear areas "Pogues", and thus the "Pogies" would always be into the stuff the Marines out in the field could not get, hence the cold sodas and candy bars were "Pogie Bait".

  "Geeduncks" is a Navy term used to describe the sound of a new sailor fresh from boot as he up-chucks his flat lander type chow in the head or over the side of the ship at sea, hence all his cold sodas and candy were "Geeduncked" into the head or over the side.

  It is also a term used to get something without work or effort, hence the term "Geedunck Medal" is used to describe the National Defence medal and ribbon, which everyone gets just for being in the military, but not have done anything yet, meaning combat or sea duty.

  These are old sailors terms and I learned them from my dad.  He always said he, "Had a little salt under his foreskin."    
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  Ronald C. Brabbin October 1, 2013 at 9:53pm

  Hi Phillip, I may be wrong but  when i was in, in 1950 to 1954 they called it the GEE-DUNK and it was the place where we got the goodies that were called poggie bait.  Ron Brabbin
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  PHILLIP G MORGAN October 1, 2013 at 9:25pm

   how  many  remember getting orders there is no  more running after hours , do to  steel deck causes  cartilage Damage . knee joint made Sense .oh yea  junk food  Coca-Cola  & Other  Goodies went by  the Phrase  Gee-dunk ? as I  remember , PUGET SOUNDER AD38 A  DIVION ENG. HAD BLAST ....
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  Lindsey E. Ford HMC (SW) October 1, 2013 at 8:23pm

  Overall the chow was pretty good, there were those hicups, on the 81-82 WestPac we ate like royalty on the last leg home, Australian beef and ice cream! 5 gallon containers of ice cream on the mess decks 24/7.
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  Wm. E. Gardner October 1, 2013 at 10:14am

  ABOARD C.P.CECIL DDR 835 WE HAD A 1ST CLASS BAKER ABOARD FOR ABOUT 8 MON. GREATEST HOT CROSS BUNS EVER ENERY MORNING.
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  Lindsey E. Ford HMC (SW) September 30, 2013 at 10:24pm

  Haze grey and underway, were not many other choices. I remember evening chow on the Tommy T, we had a shrimp something or other - shrimp was not peeled - the excuse was we had a meeting and did not have time to do it.  
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  David W Asche September 30, 2013 at 3:04am

  Maybe thay are saying, "Eat this stuff or else!"