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SAILORS' SAD SALUTE
NY Post ^ | 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. [history]

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).
21 posted on 12/03/2001 3:11:56 PM PST by A Navy Vet
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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?


22 posted on 12/03/2001 3:13:15 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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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

23 posted on 12/03/2001 3:16:53 PM PST by deadhead
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To: A Navy Vet
Truly a small cyberworld then.

;o)

24 posted on 12/03/2001 3:18:13 PM PST by IoCaster
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To: tarawa
I lived on this tin can from 75-79 - left as OS2.

USS DUPONT (DD-941)

25 posted on 12/03/2001 3:19:34 PM PST by meadsjn
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To: meadsjn
That's the one!

How'dja-do-that? And mucho thanks!

26 posted on 12/03/2001 3:19:56 PM PST by grumpster-dumpster
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To: Nitro; ValerieUSA
NAVY PING
27 posted on 12/03/2001 3:21:14 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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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.
28 posted on 12/03/2001 3:21:18 PM PST by A Navy Vet
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To: tarawa
Aye aye, Capt. Permission to come aboard, Sir?

Jim Robinson, "Tincan" Navy, 1965 - 1969

29 posted on 12/03/2001 3:22:14 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: meadsjn
What Naval Station were you out of? Maybe we did some ops or a WESPAC in that same timeframe.
30 posted on 12/03/2001 3:25:41 PM PST by A Navy Vet
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To: deadhead
My appreciation to your family.
31 posted on 12/03/2001 3:26:45 PM PST by A Navy Vet
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To: 185JHP; IncredibleHulk; Ronin; cva66snipe; Iris7; Squantos; G-Bear; blam
NAVY PING
32 posted on 12/03/2001 3:28:53 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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To: Jim Robinson
Cool shot with the lean.
33 posted on 12/03/2001 3:29:15 PM PST by A Navy Vet
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To: Jim Robinson
SALUTE
34 posted on 12/03/2001 3:30:21 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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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.
35 posted on 12/03/2001 3:31:23 PM PST by IronJack
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Westpac Tonkin Gulf Yatch Club Bump
36 posted on 12/03/2001 3:31:42 PM PST by clamper1797
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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!)

37 posted on 12/03/2001 3:31:50 PM PST by ErnBatavia
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To: tarawa
Aye, mate.
38 posted on 12/03/2001 3:32:42 PM PST by exnavy
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To: Severa
I'm so very proud of him.

You have every right to be!

39 posted on 12/03/2001 3:33:10 PM PST by IronJack
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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.
40 posted on 12/03/2001 3:33:13 PM PST by meadsjn
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