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Typhoon Cobra - 60th Anniversary 18 December 1944
PDN News Desk ^
| Saturday, December 18, 2004
| Patriot Defenders Network
Posted on 12/18/2004 12:22:45 PM PST by TownhallMeetup
To all who gave so much.... And when at length their course is run, Their work for home and country done, Of all the lost when last they sailed Let not one soul in thee have failed; But hear from heaven those sailor's cry, And grant them eternal life on high!
Sixty years ago today... 790 lives lost... 98 rescued from Typhoon Cobra
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TOPICS: VetsCoR
KEYWORDS: usshull; ussmonaghan; ussspence
To: TownhallMeetup
My apologies for not being able to post the scrolling effects here. This message was passed on by Comwatch who some of you may remember from similar posts in the Foxhole in years past. They are doing something with the media today so I'll pass on any thoughts you might wish to share with the survivors involved in this commemoration.
Keith
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posted on
12/18/2004 12:33:13 PM PST
by
TownhallMeetup
("One lone voice in the darkness can begin a rumble heard round the world." Me :-))
To: TownhallMeetup; snippy_about_it; Professional Engineer; Darksheare; Valin; colorado tanker; ...
<==== Mash This
Typhoon Cobra Bump!
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posted on
12/18/2004 1:54:23 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(I played poker with tarot cards; got a flush and five people died.)
To: SAMWolf
Fantastic! Thank You, Sam!
To: SAMWolf
Cool, for a minute there I thought you were getting an early jump on the Sunday Foxhole.
Looks like on of the jeep carriers in the picture.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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posted on
12/18/2004 2:59:13 PM PST
by
alfa6
To: TownhallMeetup
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posted on
12/18/2004 4:50:30 PM PST
by
Valin
(Out Of My Mind; Back In Five Minutes)
To: SAMWolf
An update if I may. If you visited the website about the typhoon you may have seen many references to Chuck Smith aboard the USS BROWN who rescued Evan Fenn and his six shipmates from the USS MONAGHAN. Chuck is responsible for much of the firsthand accounts that have been preserved for history's sake. We got to eavesdrop on the conference call that brought these two sailors together for the first time since December 21, 1944. It is an amazing experience only veterans can truly appreciate I think.
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posted on
12/18/2004 5:53:25 PM PST
by
TownhallMeetup
("One lone voice in the darkness can begin a rumble heard round the world." Me :-))
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