[Harold Shea]

Saw a big ammo dump go up once in Quang Tri,we sat

all night with the cooks opening up the mess hall

Your dad and his men enjoyed that show a bunch I bet

Hope he got a commendation for that shot

[Myrddin]

Dad made Commander in time. His patrol gunboat hydrofoil program (Flagstaff & Tucumcari) did an impressive job for the SEALs. He served as XO of the destroyer Marshall, destroyer tender Prairie, XO/CO of the Arlington (communications ship refitted from the aircraft carrier Saipan) and XO of 32nd St Naval Station (San Diego). He also served on the Randolph (aircraft carrier) where he set a new standard for placement of blast deflectors on the flight deck. When he arrived, one of the blast deflectors put the blast right up on the bridge when aircraft were launched. He refitted to direct both sides away from the bridge. It was a good career. He spent time on the ground in South Korea teaching the Marines the fine art of counter battery artillery techniques.