USS Oregon City -- CA122 (Heavy Cruiser - Atlantic '46-'47)
Posted on 11/11/2007 4:29:59 PM PST by Vermonter
Edited on 11/11/2007 4:55:21 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
This brought back fond memories of years ago service on a Destroyer.
It came to me in the newsletter of the alumni association of the USS Robert H. McCard DD822
Great post! God bless you and thanks for your service to your country.
THANK YOU! I’ll ask the moderators to replace my image with the text
Great post! Happy Veteran’s Day! And thanks for your service!
Aye, mate. Once a sailor, always a sailor.
This deserves more visibility. I moved it to the front page sidebar.
Thank you & God Bless.
I’m going to read this to my Father,
who served in the REEVES DE156/APD52
Atlantic & Pacific, WW2.
I know he will appreciate it, and send his thanks too.
Nice post. Thanks.
Great post! Brings back a lot of memories!
Works for me. I was a Sonarman aboard a Destroyer....old Fletcher Class. Worse duty I ever had was shore duty.....especially after being at sea. Thanks for the post and as others have said “Brings back a lot of fond memories”......even in rough seas it was a time to remember.
USS Oregon City -- CA122 (Heavy Cruiser - Atlantic '46-'47)
I was doing OK until I read, “I like sailors...”
But as a USAF officer with a few years in a Navy squadron, I THINK I know what is meant.
I once knew a lieutenant who talked like this. This LT went through the enlisted ranks to become a Master Chief, then became a Chief Warrant Officer and finally a LT. He *hated* being in port. I had to do my submarine qualification walkthrough with him and it was thorough! I had the fewest mistakes on a walkthrough that he had ever seen but that still meant that I had over 30 lookups!
He also had a saying “A man is never really free unless he is underway.” Let’s just say that most of the crew DID NOT agree with this sentiment.
Being a Tin Can sailor puts a little extra kick in one’s step.
If you're going to go Navy, it's the only way to go!
Bah! I'd rather have a nice smooth ride under the seas than be a target that is bobbing around like a cork.
Ah, but the cork sees the sun on a regular basis. And who can doesn’t like the sound of the screws coming out of the water as you climb and fall off waves in heavy weather. ;-}
“If you’re going to go Navy, it’s the only way to go!
Bah! I’d rather have a nice smooth ride under the seas than be a target that is bobbing around like a cork.”
Well, I served aboard The USS Grenadier SS-525, then aboard the USS Cony DD-508. I still can’t say which is the best duty. Both are special in their own way.
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