Gender
Male
"I was Blackshoe, Bluewater Navy but I know enough about Seals to know that Seal Team 6 is made up of several different teams."
"William, I was at Great Lakes the same time as you were. I was 1st Platoon Leader, Company 353. I was about a month behind you. I joined the Navy in Hawaii and was suppose to go to San Diego for boot camp, you are correct about Sprinal Meningitis…"
"They'll authorize a Cold War Medal when most of us are dead. I signed the petition and have decided that "Cold War Veterans" should and are proud of their service regardless if anyone cared then or now. Most of the people who decide, medal or no…"
"Navy wasn't the only thing I've done in my life but by God it was the best place to grow-up in the 60's!"
" Boats, I was in Royal just before you. Were Chief Sims and Chief Moore still aboard when you were? I see both of them from time to time."
"Louis, My wife's family is from your neck of the woods, do you know Steve Hall or his son Josh? I'm in south Florida and the tour doesn't get very close to me but I'm going to try to hook up if possible."
"Josh married a girl from Wiggins and Steve lived in Hattisburg. The Hall family farm is in Vancleave."
"The 1st Class Corpsmen on the Destroyer I was on (DD 872) was transfered to Vietnam and was KIA the first or second week he was there. Robert, you must have been in the group just before us at Great Lakes, we were in blues. Doug, OUTSTANDING…"
"Service week was when we had been at Boot Camp for awhile (don't recall how long) and they sent the Company to Mess Cooking etc. I was First Platoon leader and I was assigned a new arriving company to take around getting their uniforms, hair cuts…"
"Robert, I guess if I had looked I would have known we were at Great Lakes at the same time. I enlisted in July 1963 and was in Company 353 at Great Lakes. Sounds like we may very well have been in sickbay with the measles at the same time or very…"
"Robert, What year were you at Great Lakes? I was there the summer of 63 and I too caught the measles. I remember mopping and cleaning sickbay and standing at attention when the Dr. made his rounds. I didn't get set-back and finished with the…"
"I was three weeks behind you at Great Lakes, don't recall when I caught the measles but it was after service week. "
"Heck Bobby Jack now there are two of us on this site. Wonder why some of the other guys haven't joined? Perhaps the newness of the WEB has worn off or they've gotten so old they forgot they were in the Navy. When you have time let me know who[s…"
"Not only were Bobby Jack and I on the same ship at the same time we were both assigned to OC Div. "
"BJ, Got your Christmas card, very cool. Merry Christmas! Ron"
Comments
WELCOME ABOARD GENE. ROTA WAS GREAT, EVEN THO WE HAD TO CLEAR THE DONKEYS OFF THE RUNWAY SO THE B52'S COULD LAND. THE STONE PIER IN ROTA WAS BUILT ON ORDERS FROM JULIUS CESAR WHILE HE WAS PROCONSUL OF SPAIN. UNTIL WE CAME I THINK THAT was the only big thing that happened there. WONDERFUL PEOPLE , GREAT FOOD. WHAT, BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE. PUERTO DE SANTA MARIA, NOW A SLEEPY LITTLE TOWN WAS IN ITS DFAY A PRETTY IMPORTANT PORT. IT IS CLOSE TO ROTA AND ONE OF COLUMBUS'S SHIPS SAILED FROM THERE ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO THE NEW WORLD. HISTORY ALL OVER THE PLACE. SORRY YOU MISSED IT.
Ronald things in North Mississippi are fine... I moved here in '89 and this little town looked like my town in Texas in the Fifties.. We were about 25 years behind the rest of the states then but have caught up now to about 15 behind...ha Still a nice quite place to live though compaired to the rest of the world. You are right...it doesn't seem like it should so long since we were in the Navy...My Dad signed for me to join at seventeen and always said that was a big mistake....(I changed he said) but it was the BEST thing he ever did for me....lots of growing up in those four years I was in. I treasure it today.
Ronald
Thanks for the come back. I live in Mississippi now, but was born in Dallas ,Texas. My wife was born here ,so over twenty five years ago, now, she got me to move here. She was born in the country in Panola county between Sardis and Batesville. This area is about like where I grew up south of dallas, in the country, so I feel at home. I am a member of Navyvets and togetherweserved and have tried to read at much as I can from the guys on both sites. I really bothers me that the Navy is no longer the Navy we knew.I don't know if I would want to join these days, but really had a great time and saw a lot of the world while I was in. Really thought a lot about a Navy career while I was in Japan near the end.
Ronald...
I liked you comment about growing up in the Navy in the sixties. I joined in .59 at 17
and got out in '63 . Had sea duty on the Uss McKean DDR-784 and then shore
duty at Naval radio receiving Facility in Kami Seya, Japan. Had a great time and
grew up a lot in four years...Came home as RM2 and went to college.. Wouldn't
trade the experience for anything.
Graduation was great. Everything has changed. Everything we knew is gone and the whole boot camp thing is way different. They do NOT do their laundry and NO service week. Almost everything they do is indoors.
It was a little emotional too. Enjoyed it.
I was an IC3 and was on USS Churchill County LST 583 for 40 months out of 50 months I was in(extended 2 months). Boot camp has changed. If you haven't seen it check this site out. http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/
You will see a big difference, Stan
-
1
-
2
of 2 Next