Posted on 06/09/2012 1:56:06 PM PDT by Dave346
A sailor from Gulfport was found dead in his berthing compartment aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise in the Middle East on Friday morning, according to a ship spokeswoman.
Master Chief Petty Officer Richard J. Kessler, 47, was found dead in his compartment at 7 a.m. local time, according to Lt. Com. Sarah Self-Kyler.
The cause of death is under investigation, said Navy Lt. Greg Raelson.
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Attack, complete BS. Totally un-nmaed sources.
Imagine what would happen when 2000+ sailors got home. How are you going to keep 3 quiet, let alone 2000+?
Old Russian proverb, “Two People Can Keep A Secret, When One Of Them Is Dead.”
In addition, there are imbedded reporters.
I was a reporter for years. Rumors like this flew all the time. Always BS. The only one that proved out was the Bay of Pigs. Back un those days, the Coban ex-pat community was Tampa, rather than Miami based. We put it on the air 2 days early!
60gunner posted a story about a 37-y/o in a similar situation. Title was “Famous Last Words”.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777035/posts
Gulfport = Sea Bee........
Naval construction battalion
We lost a chief same way on a deployment. He simply passed in his sleep. 5000 plus men like a small town some do pass on by heart attacks etc.
Back when I was in college there were two students who died in the dorm. Same room. Nothing came up. No one knew how or why they died.
Don’t forget TWA800.
A Master Chief, no less. He wasn’t a silly E-2.
A few years ago I began hunting down some shipmates. Guess who I found? Alive and well. He told me what had happened. He did have some convalescent leave then got shore duty in the yards then later retired. He makes kids toys in his shop in Va Beach.
A heart attack by a senior enlisted especially on a carrier is not that uncommon.
I haven’t flown since I heard that happened in July 1996; if I can’t drive there, I don’t need to go.
Read the linked report. It all comes from one un-named man in New Hampshire.
From my 3 days on the Bonnie Dick, I can assure you there are hundreds of sailors above deck.
Why do we all think that something on the internet is real?
Before these ‘net, these were stupid, idiotic beauty shop and taxi cab driver rumors. Now they are stupid, idiotic internet rumors.
In this case, Gulfport is a suburb of St. Petersburg, near Tampa, and this story is from the Tampa Trib.
Just gathering information. Have no idea what happened.
On the WWII +70 years thread the old newspaper image is up, and has a photo of the flier George Gay and his detailed account of the Battle of Midway as he floated in the water watching three Jap carriers going up in flames.
On the same page was the “Report from Hawaii”. Said something like “No activity near Midway, battle in Alaska continues”.
I miss 60gunner’s stories.
Nor does the Live Leak site promoting this foolishness!
Be well :)
Sadly, it does happen. I knew an Air Force Colonel, early 40s, physically fit and near the lower end of the insurance “weight tables” for his height. Always in the gym or doing PT at 6 am. Finished a workout one morning at Langley AFB, went straight to his desk. When he failed to show up for a nine am staff meeting, someone was sent to check on him. Didn’t respond to a knock on his door, so the Lt went into his office. Found the Colonel face down on his desk, dead of a heart attack.
I also remember a Lt Col (navigator) from my days in SAC. Retired in early 85 after 20 years of active duty. Had just built his dream home and landed a job with a defense contractor. Died from a heart attack two weeks after his retirement ceremony. He was 43.
Amen, FRiend.
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