USS Bowen (FF-1079) "When the goin' gets tough, the Bowen gets goin'."
Electrical Officer & CICO 1979-1981
RADM Stephen Pietropaoli was a Ltjg and ASWO
JTC3A - Ft. Monmouth, NJ 1981-1985
Navy Operational Intelligence Center 1985-1989
Government contracter to DoD, et. al., ever since.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LoanPalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
TRENTON moored next to BOWEN often in Norfolk.......got a kick out of it 'cause that's my name. Have six BOWEN coffee mugs from those days. Carry out the plan of the day!