Posted on 07/28/2008 6:01:16 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Mark Rodriguez, from Sequin, Texas, shouts out commands to Sailors on his hose teams during flight deck drills aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is taking part in Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC) 2008 exercises off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)
SURABAYA, Indonesia (July 22, 2008) Navy Diver 2nd Class Christopher Peek, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 and members of the Indonesian navy dive team help Senior Chief Navy Diver Paul Adams don his head gear before a joint dive in Surabaya Harbor. The diving exercise is a part of a Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) between the United States and Indonesia. The NEA is part of an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces between the U.S. and several Southeast Asian nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kim McLendon/Released)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 24, 2008) Chief Steelworker Mike Welch, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2, carries his son to the car for their ride home after returning from a six-month deployment. More than 50 Sailors assigned to ACB-2 returned home after completing a deployment to Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Bookwalter/Released)
Clean your Plate
An Iraqi boy finishes off his lunch at the house of Sheik Adanan in the Iraqi village Al Abarra, July 21, 2008. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Seeber, Joint Combat Camera Center -- Iraq.
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U.S. Soldiers provide security at a produce market while a donkey cart passes during a combined patrol in the Shula district of Baghdad, July 20, 2008. The Soldiers are from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. Photo by Spc. Charles Gill, Joint Combat Camera Center - Iraq.
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Been thinking a lot between yesterday and today, drawing back on exactly 42 years....on July 27, 1966, Dad dropped me off at the Induction Center in downtown Los Angeles; after hours of med checks, etc., we Greyhounded it to MCRD San Diego to begin Boot Camp.
Today, July 28, was likely the worst day of my life...
Here's the thread I popped up for kicks:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1673149/posts?page=16
Stand Tall
Petty Officer 1st Class Stephanie L. Minix, 32, from Graham, Wash., an independent duty corpsman with 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, measures a patient's height during a cooperative medical engagement, July 24, 2008. The CME provided medical care to more than 130 locals. Photo by Lance Cpl. Cindy Alejandrez, 1st Marine Logistic Group Public Affairs.
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