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To: lbryce

That is a strange looking boat.

When I worked for Social Security in Tulsa, I met one of the captains in Kennedy’s squadron.

Naturally I asked him about Kennedy and we had a long conversation. He said they all liked him but he also said having your PT boat rammed by a ship was the worst thing that could happen to a PT boat commander.


3 posted on 10/12/2014 6:22:37 PM PDT by yarddog (G)
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To: yarddog
Your; "...but he also said having your PT boat rammed by a ship was the worst thing that could happen to a PT boat commander."

Indeed. Kennedy lost his command, the most nimble warship type afloat, to ramming. This normally results in being at the end of a long green table without a chair.

25 posted on 10/12/2014 7:13:23 PM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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