So, you pulled in just as we were transferred to my final assignment in Washington, D.C. I like your characterization of the coast. We enjoyed many things about it, including the proximity to Florida beaches and NOLA. I even remember going out to Waveland, sadly flattened by Katrina, for an activity or two. We stayed in D.C. following my Navy retirement.
God Bless for your service - I ran a SCIF that developed courses for NSA’s networks and had a number of Navy troops working for me - some of the sharpest and most professional troops one could ask for. They got involved in my retirement and it was super to have Navy tradition involved in the deal. I had to beat my commander about the head and shoulders to get them the Air Force Achievement Medal for a project that saved the NSA folks millions due to some bad programming and they noticed.....we went to Mobile to conduct a frocking ceremony on the USS Alabama.