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To: Kathy in Alaska

2 posted on 03/07/2011 6:05:50 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)

Look at you...in first and grabbing the gold....Hawaii!!

16 posted on 03/07/2011 6:17:31 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

To: BIGLOOK; ConorMacNessa

Evening Gentlemen!

As an old Army guy, I had the great, distinct pleasure of meeting and working for the first Captain of the nuclear version of the USS Enterprise, Ret. Vice Admiral Vincent P. De Poix.

This was in 2002, at his home in Albany, Oregon. Adm. De Poix was 84 at the time, a frail, but handsome former Naval officer. His library was FULL of pictures of his former USS Enterprise command and staff, he had a lot of great war stories to tell and I was honored to have met him...heck, his former boss was Adm. Nimitz!!

The gentleman is 94 now and still active to the best of my knowledge, what a great time I had listening to his stories about our father's war, what a great man, I was truely humbled! I will remember my time with him with GREAT affection, a true American hero!

23 posted on 03/07/2011 6:29:59 PM PST by PROCON (Republicans: we elected you, DON'T let us down; 2011: the year of REPEAL!)

Good evening, Hawaii...((HUGS))...did you have a new light display? Some one blowing their top?

32 posted on 03/07/2011 6:47:01 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

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