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SAILORS' SAD SALUTE
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| MARIA ALVAREZ
Posted on 12/03/2001 1:50:20 PM PST by tarawa
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:02:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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December 1, 2001 -- ABOARD THE USS BULKELEY - "Take a good hard look - freedom doesn't come cheap. This is where thousands of innocent people died. Remember this place - ingrain it in your heart and soul because it is you who will make a difference for those who died." Those were the words of Cmdr. Carlos Del Toro as the USS Bulkeley, the Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer, sailed past what was once the World Trade Center and is now ground zero.
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To: IoCaster
Hey! I did duty on USS Barbey (FF-1088).
To: A Navy Vet
Hey! Get sworn in tommorrow night. Still waiting for ID cards to come in from Seattle.
But took Boater Safety Course Saturday and passed with 100%
What's new down south?
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
My Dad served on the LST 568 during WW11. Several of my Uncle's were in the Navy during WW11. My Brother served on the USS Eisenhower (CVN 69)
GOD BLESS THE NAVY
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posted on
12/03/2001 3:16:53 PM PST
by
deadhead
To: A Navy Vet
Truly a small
cyberworld then.
;o)
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posted on
12/03/2001 3:18:13 PM PST
by
IoCaster
To: tarawa
I lived on this tin can from 75-79 - left as OS2.
USS DUPONT (DD-941)
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posted on
12/03/2001 3:19:34 PM PST
by
meadsjn
To: meadsjn
That's the one! How'dja-do-that? And mucho thanks!
To: Nitro; ValerieUSA
NAVY PING
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Great! Were still patrolling Long Beach/LA Harbors. Seems the patrols have been stepped up. I have a 1600 - 2400 coming up. It sure is boring out there that time of night and a little chilly nowadays. Been having some weather lately and the seas are relatively heavy for these small craft. But hey, if there wasn't something to complain about, they wouldn't call it *the duty*. Good luck, tomorrow.
To: tarawa
Aye aye, Capt. Permission to come aboard, Sir?
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Jim Robinson, "Tincan" Navy, 1965 - 1969
To: meadsjn
What Naval Station were you out of? Maybe we did some ops or a WESPAC in that same timeframe.
To: deadhead
My appreciation to your family.
To: 185JHP; IncredibleHulk; Ronin; cva66snipe; Iris7; Squantos; G-Bear; blam
NAVY PING
To: Jim Robinson
Cool shot with the lean.
To: Jim Robinson
SALUTE
To: tarawa
What a motivation! Let these sailors SEE the horror spawned on Sept. 11. Let them carry the images of that carnage into the precincts where danger does its business. And let those frozen pictures sustain their courage through the awful commerce yet to come. Pray the memories make sacrifice a willing currency.
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posted on
12/03/2001 3:31:23 PM PST
by
IronJack
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Westpac Tonkin Gulf Yatch Club Bump
To: A Navy Vet
Oh just shut up and drive!! That's your job, after all.
<:) Fregards, USMC - (the ones that get the REALLY bad accomodations!)
To: tarawa
Aye, mate.
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posted on
12/03/2001 3:32:42 PM PST
by
exnavy
To: Severa
I'm so very proud of him. You have every right to be!
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posted on
12/03/2001 3:33:10 PM PST
by
IronJack
To: A Navy Vet
The Dupont was homeported in Norfolk then, but was rarely there while I was aboard. We made extended luxury cruises to the sunny seas and beaches of the Middle East, the cool and breezy North Atlantic/Baltic, and all the way around South America. We also made exciting little jaunts to the Carribean to visit GTMO, Rosie Roads, Vieques Island, and St. Croix. A wonderful time was had by all, if I remember correctly.
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posted on
12/03/2001 3:33:13 PM PST
by
meadsjn
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