[reed13k]

Yeah...always reminded them they worked for the Secretary of the Navy. Still glad to have’s on our side.

[LonePalm]

Indeed. I had three uncles at Guadalcanal, one onshore, two offshore. All three retired as O-6s.

Unfortunately I didn't get their full stories until after their deaths.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)