Life is a journey, one step followed by another…
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) “I don’t know what I’ve been told …163 got a ‘hole lotta soul.Sound off … 1, 2.Sound off … 3, 4.Bring it on down now.1,2,3,4, 1,2Let’s go!” Ahh, the cadence of Company #163 marching from… Read more#197—What the Hell Did I Get Myself Into?
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Do you remember when you first joined the Navy (or military … it really doesn’t matter which branch)? Do you remember the recruiter who totally agreed that whatever job you selected was “The best job… Read more#196—Your Mission … Should You Decide to Accept it
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) I’m writing a multi-part series of articles about a US Navy cruise in the Pacific, commonly known as a “Westpac.” I made one Westpac in 1975. It made quite an impression on me and it’s… Read more#190—Westpac ’75: Heading Home
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) I’m writing a multi-part series of articles about a US Navy cruise in the Pacific, commonly known as a “Westpac.” I made one Westpac in 1975. It made quite an impression on me and it’s… Read more#189—Westpac ’75: It’s Not Just a Job…
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) I’m writing a multi-part series of articles about a US Navy cruise in the Pacific, commonly known as a “Westpac.” I made one Westpac in 1975. It made quite an impression on me and it’s… Read more#188—Westpac ’75: PI Liberty Call
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) I’m writing a multi-part series of articles about a US Navy cruise in the Pacific, commonly known as a “Westpac.” I made one Westpac in 1975. It made quite an impression on me and it’s… Read more#187—Westpac ’75: Transit to PI
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) WESTPAC—A US Navy deployment from the west coast to the western Pacific Ocean involving a variety of ships, including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines, as well as aircraft and other supporting units. Back in… Read more#186—Westpac ’75 Flight Ops
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) When you join the United States Navy—at least back in my day (mid-70s)—you work with your recruiter to select a specific rating, i.e., a job. Not everyone gets what they ask for, simply because the… Read more#185—Westpac ‘75
Photo: The USNS Tippecanoe (TAO 199) (center) conducts an underway replenishment with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Haruna (DD 141) (left) and the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on Oct. 8, 1998. Photo credit: Chief Petty Officer… Read more#184—Navy Lingo
Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) We’ve been blessed with three grandsons—two from our son and one from our daughter (and their respective spouses, of course). For those with grandchildren, I know you know what it’s like to first hold that… Read more#179—Grandparenting – What a Great Gig!