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Marines have Christmas Eve party at sea (ABOARD USS TARAWA)
Marine Corps News ^ | Staff Sgt. Sergio Jimenez

Posted on 12/24/2007 11:24:06 AM PST by SandRat

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1 posted on 12/24/2007 11:24:10 AM PST by SandRat
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To: SandRat

Merry Christmas, Sand.


2 posted on 12/24/2007 11:26:17 AM PST by mware (Americans in arm chairs doing the work of the media.)
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To: magslinger

ping


3 posted on 12/24/2007 11:28:44 AM PST by Vroomfondel
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To: mware

Merry MARINE Christmas.


4 posted on 12/24/2007 11:30:24 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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What a great ship to be on. Everything worked, the chow was outstanding and the squids let us watch TV in their area after hours.


5 posted on 12/24/2007 11:32:37 AM PST by VRing (Happiness is a perfect sling bruise.)
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To: tarawa

Ping!—and Merry Christmas!


6 posted on 12/24/2007 11:35:26 AM PST by basil (Support the Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
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To: VRing; SandRat

Thanks for this report sandrat. Sam and I have a special place in our heart for the Tarawa.

Vring, we heard you guys took over the exercise/weight room.


7 posted on 12/24/2007 11:38:28 AM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul. WWPD (what would Patton do))
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“Vring, we heard you guys took over the exercise/weight room.”

I never saw a sailor in the weight room, I was told they had their own. I was also told it had a wet bar and a bowling alley and that the officers served the drinks on Friday nights.


8 posted on 12/24/2007 11:58:32 AM PST by VRing (Happiness is a perfect sling bruise.)
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LOL. I was all over that boat and didn’t see a bowling alley!

Merry Christmas and thank you for your service.


9 posted on 12/24/2007 12:03:15 PM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul. WWPD (what would Patton do))
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“Merry Christmas and thank you for your service.”

And you too. Take care.


10 posted on 12/24/2007 12:31:57 PM PST by VRing (Happiness is a perfect sling bruise.)
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To: SandRat

Merry Christmas to Our Troops


11 posted on 12/24/2007 12:35:06 PM PST by bray (Let's Bring Christ Back to Christmas)
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To: SandRat

Merry Christmas Marines!! God bless and protect you.


12 posted on 12/24/2007 12:38:04 PM PST by mc5cents (Show me just what Mohammd brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman)
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Merry Christmas Marines — and may you spend the next one home with your loved ones....

Until then, may the shield and sword of our Lord and Savior be with you and protect you...


13 posted on 12/24/2007 1:23:22 PM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: Vroomfondel; SC Swamp Fox; Fred Hayek; NY Attitude; P3_Acoustic; Bean Counter; investigateworld; ...
SONOBUOY PING!

Click on pic for past Navair pings.

Post or FReepmail me if you wish to be enlisted in or discharged from the Navair Pinglist.
This is a medium to low volume pinglist.

14 posted on 12/24/2007 1:38:40 PM PST by magslinger (cranky right-winger)
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I never saw a sailor in the weight room, I was told they had their own. I was also told it had a wet bar and a bowling alley and that the officers served the drinks on Friday nights.

I don't know what Navy you're referring to, mister, but the drinks were BYOB.

15 posted on 12/24/2007 2:56:20 PM PST by neodad (USS Wabash (AOR 5) The Wabash Cannonball)
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To: VRing

My son, a Marine, was on the USS Austin (it was leak’n but wasn’t sink’n) - told us the most fun was “table surfing” in a storm. I have no idea but it soes sound like something a Marine would do.....


16 posted on 12/24/2007 3:21:07 PM PST by ASOC
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I spent MANY months in the Arabian Sea on the USS Tarawa many years ago.

She's a fine ship...at least after they fixed the plumbing.

It was once a pretty gross place to live in high seas. 28ft draft for a 40k ton vessel...flight deck 90 ft above the water line. They forgot to put one-way baffles in the sewage lines at construction...

17 posted on 12/24/2007 8:08:32 PM PST by Mariner
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When I was on the Tarawa in the early 80s the "climate room" was just fore of my quarters.

We used to be amused by the fact the jarheads would wait in the chow line every moment they were out of the rack (hot racking...even though they were stacked four tall for "cargo").

We'de go to the front of the line:)

Damn, I sure miss those days. I miss my marine buddies too...even if they were a little up tight lol

18 posted on 12/24/2007 8:12:21 PM PST by Mariner
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To: VRing

The bowling alley is beneath the reefer and forward of the shaft alleys by the chain lockers.


19 posted on 12/24/2007 8:16:19 PM PST by usmcobra (I sing Karaoke the way it was meant to be sung, drunk, badly and in Japanese)
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Merry Christmas, keep your head on a swivel, God's speed and may you come back to your family safe and sound. I know that would be the greatest gift of all.

I will say a prayer for you and your brothers this evening.

20 posted on 12/25/2007 12:49:04 AM PST by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
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