"Company 89-254. Never will forget the dude who went full meltdown the first night we were there. Dude whimpered and convulsed in his rack until they came and got him. I'm sure he got shipped home to his momma."

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"When New Orleans went into decom, I was the choice of either getting out or extending my enlistment. I guess you could say we both left active duty together..."

"Flew out to meet the Happy Jack Williams right after Christmas 1989. My first ship after boot camp. The Happy Jack was coming home from a 6 month cruise in the Persian Gulf and I caught up with her in Rota Spain. Only sailed with her a little about…"