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Posted on 08/18/2026 6:00:03 PM PDT by luvie
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Only 8 of 15! Harder than expected!
Don’t feel bad. I did worse. 7 / 15.
Furthering my earlier post and article (links below), I ran into Frank this weekend:
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Epilogue further:
I found Frank yesterday in Scapoose, OR.
Frank is 102 and doing great. He’s vertical, hears okay, his brain is functioning, he can get up into my Toyota Tacoma all by himself. We went out for his daily beer at the bar where his family hangs out. Frank is done hunting. But he still exercises each day for strength (5 pound weights) and flexibility (“each joint and muscle as far as it can go”), and goes on a two mile walk.
Frank told me three great WWII stories:
1) His submarine the USS Redfin and four others mapped the landmines of Tokyo Harbor toward the end of the war, “to get ready for the biggest invasion in the history of man”.
2) While the skipper was off the bridge, someone yelled “Full Reverse!!!” Frank was in charge of the left engine and screw, and his buddy was in charge of the right. They both immediately turned off the electric power, shifted into reverse and applied full power in seconds. This saved the boat from running head first into a mine, saving the whole crew. Skipper was pleased they didn’t wait for his command, and gave them a shipboard award.
3) While in Tokyo Harbor, they went up to periscope depth and got radio signals that Nagasaki and Hiroshima had been nuked, and that the war was over. So they picked their way out of the mined harbor that they had mapped. Along the exit route they ran into a returning Jap sub. Not knowing whether the Jap had got the news that the war was over, they were called to battle stations and torpedoes were ready to fire. If the Jap sub fired, they would hear it and fire too, and both ships would be dead. They and the Jap sub carefully passed each other. Apparently, they had heard the news.
I have great pictures (sent to Dean in email) of Frank in front of his RV, showing off his bicep, drinking a beer, his discharge and other submariner calling cards.
So here’s to Mr. Reisinger, still alive and kicking!
BE FRANK!!!
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Original FR Article:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4297314/posts?page=1
As published at Ammoland.com:
https://www.ammoland.com/2025/06/american-gun-culture-be-rich-be-frank/
10/15, hmmph - but at least I got the Blue Bell one right!
Frank is my hero!
YOU need to write his book...unless you already have!
i got a negative score.
6/15 for me. I’m no cook.............
We can do that?? LOL! I think you’re puttin’ us on! Thanks for joining us tonight.
You need to go get yourself a big ol’ milk shake!
7
Good score!
I just had one on Sunday night at Sonic!...............
Nah. 7
But thanks.
Good deal! They help everything get better.
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